Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan met in Paris on Tuesday with his French counterpart Rima Abdul Malak, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The pair discussed ways to develop bilateral cultural relations and cooperation between the Saudi Libraries Commission and the French National Library through holding exhibitions and displaying Arabic manuscripts, to enrich the cultural content of the two countries.

Prince Badr commended Abdul Malak’s sponsorship of the memorandum of understanding signed in AlUla between the Royal Commission for AlUla and Centre Pompidou.

He also praised bilateral cultural efforts, which includes the participation of the Saudi Theater & Performing Arts and Heritage Commissions in the Paris Fair, and the Film Commission’s presence in Cannes Film Festival.

Cultural ties also include the cooperation between the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah and the Louvre Museum, by lending Islamic antiquities between them, as well as working on displaying part of the Islamic Art Biennale’s exhibits at the Louvre Museum in 2024.