Ramallah – Ma’an – Palestinian Minister of Culture Imad Hamdan stressed the importance of joint cultural cooperation between Palestine and Lebanon, the importance of holding joint cultural events, and activating twinning relations.

This came during his meeting today, Wednesday, with the Lebanese Minister of Culture, Muhammad Wissam Al-Murtada, via Zoom technology, against the backdrop of choosing Tripoli as the Capital of Arab Culture 2024.

Minister Hamdan said that Tripoli deserves to be chosen as the Capital of Arab Culture 2024, and all our cities, villages and the Middle East deserve to be honoured, and to record and document the history that befits them.

Minister Hamdan added that choosing Tripoli as the capital of Arab culture in 2024 intersects with Jerusalem being the permanent capital of Arab culture, and from here came the idea of ??twinning, adding that despite the difficulties, this joint cooperation must be strengthened and Lebanese-Palestinian events and activities should be held, to highligh
t this partnership because of its importance. Dimension at the national and Arab levels.

In turn, the Lebanese Minister Al-Murtada said that Tripoli is a worthy reality, as it is the second Mamluk capital after Cairo, and its archaeological heritage is complete and complete, and it is the city of science and scholars historically, and the owner of a cultural advancement and renaissance in the twenties, thirties, and forties, and a city that has strong reserves of what qualifies it to play this role in being chosen as the capital of Arab culture 2024. “.

He added that words remain inadequate for Jerusalem to describe its symbolism and importance to every Palestinian and every Arab, as we are the origin of the world and this spot is the origin of the Arab world, stressing that the twinning between Jerusalem and Tripoli will inevitably be activated on the ground.

Source: Maan News Agency