Venezuela Hosts Syrian “Land, Love and Resistance” Exhibition

Under the title “Land, Love and Resistance” a Syrian plastic art exhibition was opened at a number of places in Venezuela including the Federal Legislative Palace, the headquarters of the Venezuelan foreign Ministry, the Yellow House and Caracas Museum.

 Representatives of various accredited diplomatic missions attended the opening ceremony.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asserted on his Twitter page that the exhibition, which includes more than 50 paintings, embodies the deep-rooted Syrian culture, expressing his amicable welcome of hosting such an event in Venezuela.

For her part, Deputy Chairwoman of the Yellow House considered the exhibition as a good opportunity to get familiar with the profuse culture of the Syrian people with whom we are bound by deep and strong friendship relations for years.

She added that this exhibition doesn’t only bear the message of the Syrian art but also expresses the Venezuelan people’s solidarity with the Syrian people in confronting the ongoing crisis Syria has been facing during this historic period.

Director of Caracas Museum  said” it is a great honor for the museum  to host such Syrian art activities, not only to express high appreciation of the Syrian art value, but also to affirm the Venezuelan stances of solidarity with Syria”.

The Syrian Ambassador to Caracas, Ghassan Abass, highlighted that the exhibited paintings reflect the Syrian people’s hope and carry a message of peace to the world.

He highly appreciated the Venezuelan government’s supportive stance towards Syria’s current crisis in combating the heinous war waged on Syria by the foreign-backed terrorist groups.

The exhibition screened a documentary showing the Syrian families’ sufferings and the huge and hostile damage caused by the armed terrorist groups which are supported by Arab and foreign governments.

The event also included folkloric dance and poetry extracts. It is noteworthy that the exhibition’s revenue will be allocated to the Syrian families affected by terrorist acts.

The Syrian artists participating in the exhibition stressed their allegiance to their home-land Syria, rejection to bow to terrorism and their readiness to sacrifice everything in defense of their homeland, Syria.

Rawaa Ghanam