Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan met today with the Minister of Culture of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Haifa Najjar, during his attendance UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT) 2022 being held in the United States of Mexico. At the outset of the meeting, the Prince congratulated the Jordanian minister on choosing Irbid as the Arab Capital of Culture in 2022. The Prince praised the success of Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts, and thanked the Jordanian minister for supporting the organization of Saudi Cultural Week in Jordan during the period September 12-15, stressing the depth of relations between the two countries. During the meeting, they discussed ways of intensifying and deepening cultural cooperation, the cultural exchange with the Kingdom of Jordan in various cultural and artistic fields, the exchange of visits and holding cultural activities, ways to enhance joint cooperation in preserving antiquities and historical sites in the two y countries. On the Saudi side, the meeting was attended by Supervisor General of Cultural Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Culture, Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq.
