President Al-Assad, First Lady meet with participants in the international conference “The Latest results of Syrian Archaeological Research and the Repercussions of the Earthquake”

International archaeological missions have returned to work on Syrian soil after an absence imposed by the war and its circumstances. Italian, Czech and Hungarian missions and experts from European countries signaled their return with an international conference held in Damascus; “the Latest Results of Syrian Archeological Research and the Repercussions of the earthquake”, which was an occasion to bring together dozens of foreign researchers to discuss with their Syrian counterparts the works of historical and archaeological missions in Syria and to highlight the repercussions of the February 6th earthquake on a number of archaeological sites and the expected restoration work therein.

President Bashar Al-Assad and First Lady, Mrs. Asma Al-Assad today met with the participants in the international conference “The Latest results of Syrian Archaeological Research and the Repercussions of the Earthquake”.

The talk focused on the identity, history, tangible heritage and the protection of this heritage, which has clearly been a goal of the war that has targeted Syria’s history and heritage which is not only an integral part of history and world heritage, rather, it is in the heart of this history and one of its most prominent pillars.

Among the most prominent participants was the Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae, who discovered the Kingdom of Ebla, and who was today granted the Syrian Order of Merit of the Excellent Degree by President Al-Assad during a ceremony that took place in the garden of the National Museum in Damascus.

Dr. Najah al-Attar, Vice President, awarded Matthiae the order of merit.

Hamda Mustafa