Saudi Culture Minister Meets with Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

The Saudi Minister of Culture has met with the Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Diriyah. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Culture has met with the Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Diriyah. SPA
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Saudi Culture Minister Meets with Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

The Saudi Minister of Culture has met with the Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Diriyah. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Culture has met with the Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Diriyah. SPA

The Saudi Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, has met with Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Chang Hua at the Ministry’s headquarters in Diriyah.
The Minister expressed hope that Monday’s meeting would help strengthen cultural relations between the two countries and thanked China for choosing the Kingdom as the guest of honor at the Beijing International Book Fair last June.

Prince Badr commended the accomplishments of his visit to China in March, during which a memorandum of understanding for cultural cooperation was signed between the Saudi Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism.



GCC Culture Ministers Discuss Enhancing Cultural Cooperation

The Saudi Ministry of Culture logo
The Saudi Ministry of Culture logo
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GCC Culture Ministers Discuss Enhancing Cultural Cooperation

The Saudi Ministry of Culture logo
The Saudi Ministry of Culture logo

Saudi Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq participated on Thursday in the 28th meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) culture ministers in Doha on behalf of Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan.

The meeting, chaired by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatari minister of culture and president of the current session, discussed topics aimed at enhancing cultural cooperation and exchange among GCC countries, including the GCC Cultural Strategy 2020-2030, and the annual plan for joint cultural events and activities.

The ministers also discussed the vision for developing joint work between the culture and tourism sectors in GCC countries, the Translation and Arabization Center, the promotion of the Arabic language, book fairs, the Cultural Statistics Platform, and international cultural cooperation.