Kuwait hosts meeting to unify stand on Arab cultural heritage

Kuwait hosts meeting to unify stand on Arab cultural heritage

KUWAIT: Kuwait, represented by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL), hosted on Sunday the 16th preparatory meeting of the Committee of Arab Experts for the World Natural Cultural Heritage. The Acting Secretary-General of the NCCAL Dr Muhammad Al-Jassar said in a speech that the meeting aims to unify efforts for an Arab position in presenting cultural and natural heritage files at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Al-Jassar added that the two-day meeting will discuss three files for Arab cities before presenting them at the meeting of the The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) scheduled to be held in Riyadh in mid-September. He pointed out that the meeting will discuss the file of the (Uruq Bani Maarid) Natural Reserve in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the file of (Tell Al-Sultan) in the State of Palestine, and the file of (Djerba) Island in the Republic of Tunisia as a world heritage.

He pointed out that the meeting will also discuss heritage sites in Arab countries that are at risk, especially those located in Palestine as a result of the Zionist occupation. It will also hold a panel discussion on the reality of world heritage