Saudi, Iranian ministers discuss ways to strengthen cultural cooperation

Riyadh, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq on Thursday met with Iranian Vice Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Dr. Ali Darabi, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Their meeting in Riyadh took place during the 45th expanded session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which will run until Sept. 25 and is being held at the Kingdom’s National Museum.

The ministers discussed ways to further strengthen cultural cooperation and Al-Touq thanked Darabi for visiting the country and participating in the committee session.

The session is being chaired by Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to UNESCO. More than 50 locations around the globe are in the running to be included on the list of UN World Heritage Sites during the event.