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H.E Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities (BACA) received at her office on 17 April 2019, the Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning Dr. Esam Khalaf. The meeting discussed the common cooperation and latest developments with regard to Manama Municipality building.

H.E Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammad Al- Khalifa welcomed Minister  Dr. Esam Khalaf, lauding the strenuous efforts of his ministry to implement and carry out Bahrain’s  cultural infrastructure projects, and its constant readiness to cooperate with Bahrain Culture Authority in this regard. The meeting also discussed coordination efforts for the festivities celebrating 100 years of Bahrain’s municipal policy works in 2019. Topics also Discussed also were the renovation and the revitalization of Manama Municipality Building, given that this project falls under  BACA’s year-long historical celebrations of Bahrain’s achievements under the slogan “From Jubilee to Another”- A Year of Celebrations 2019”, H.E argued.

Latest developments of works to renovate and revitalize the Manama Municipality Building, considered to be one of the iconic symbols of the urban heritage of the capital Manama. The building is the target of a nomination file by Bahrain Culture Authority to  nominate “Manama Historical City” as a cultural heritage site on the Tentative List, which is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World heritage List. H.E Shaikha Mai argued that the old city of Manama has been always  a symbol of peace, love and co-existence throughout history.

H.E Esam Khalaf, Minister of  Works, for his part,  lauded the continuous cooperation between his Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning and Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities (BACA). Dr Khalaf also  praised BACA programs aimed at enriching the Bahraini cultural atmosphere, stressing its role in preserving Bahrain’s historical and urban heritage, lauding BACA’s strategy to  make Bahrain a pioneering cultural hub and preferred destination regionally and internationally voicing his readiness to cooperate with the Authority with regard to future cultural projects.