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Saudi Arabia Discusses Joint Cooperation with British, German Officials

Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq met with the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of Department for Culture, Media and Sport. SPA
Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq met with the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of Department for Culture, Media and Sport. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Discusses Joint Cooperation with British, German Officials

Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq met with the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of Department for Culture, Media and Sport. SPA
Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq met with the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of Department for Culture, Media and Sport. SPA

Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq met on Saturday with the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Lord Stephen Parkinson, on the sidelines of the meeting of the G20 Ministers of Culture in Varanasi in India.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cultural cooperation between the two friendly countries, mainly the participation of the Saudi Culinary Arts Commission in the Taste of London Festival and the partnership between Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts.

Also on the sidelines of the meeting in Veranasi, Al-Touq met with the Germany Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth.

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Saudi Arabia, France Discuss Boosting Cultural Cooperation

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia, France Discuss Boosting Cultural Cooperation

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq has met with French Ambassador to the Kingdom Patrick Maisonnave to discuss boosting cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Al-Touq praised France's efforts to enhance existing cultural cooperation, commending the French Ministry of Culture's support for initiatives under the memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in 2021. He highlighted the deep strategic partnership between the two nations across various cultural sectors, mainly film, heritage, museums, fashion, libraries, theater and performing arts, and visual arts.

The ambassador also praised Saudi Arabia's efforts to expand cultural relations with France in the service of both nations. He conveyed France's appreciation to Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan for his dedicated efforts to foster cooperation between the two sides.

Their talks focused on current cultural partnerships between Saudi Arabia and France, reviewing future opportunities and practical steps to promptly implement cultural cooperation and exchange.

The meeting was attended by the Ministry of Culture's Undersecretary for International Cultural Relations Eng. Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Kanaan.