The ninth St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum entitled “United Cultures Forum” concluded its activities with the participation of Syria and forty Arab and foreign countries.
In her speech at the plenary session of the Ministers of Culture, the Minister of Culture, Dr. Loubana Mouchaweh , stressed the importance of cultural sovereignty in the face of all forms of domination and abolition, calling on all intellectuals and participants to unite in confronting the crimes against the Palestinian people.
In a dedicated session, the Director General of Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums DGAM Mohammed Nazir Awad, gave a presentation on the reality of Syrian museums and the work carried out by the DGAM concerning the restoration, documentation and returning back of contraband.
At the grand amphitheater of the St. Petersburg Museum before thousands of attendees, a documentary film on the restoration of the Arc de Triomphe in Palmyra was screened with the participation of Russian experts.
On the other hand, the Minister of Culture met with her Russian counterpart Olga Lyubimova and discussed with her the details of the implementation of the cooperation agreement signed between Syria and Russia.
The Minister of Culture also met with Mohammad Mehdi Imanipour, head of the Organization of Culture and Islamic Relations in Iran, and discussed aspects of cultural cooperation in confronting the crimes of the Zionists.
The Syrian delegation met with the director of the Hermitage Museum, Russian Professor Mikhail Petrovsky and discussed the importance of accelerating the signing of the joint cooperation agreement between the two sides.
Rawaa Ghanam