07 July 2021
Bahrain Culture Authority’s Director-General of Culture & Arts Participates at 51st Meeting of the GCC General Cultural Committee
H.E Shaikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director General of Culture and Arts at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, participated virtually via webinar online platform held, on the 7th of July 2021, in the 51st meeting of the General Cultural Committee, representing the Culture Authority and the Kingdom of Bahrain (member state holding the Presidency ). The meeting was scheduled and requested by the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council to follow up the implementation of the decisions of the 24th Meeting of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Ministers of Culture in the GCC countries.
In her inaugural address, H.E Shaikha Hala Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa welcomed the participants and expressed her happiness for holding such constructive meeting aimed to discuss the best ways to the decisions of the 24th Meeting of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Ministers of Culture in the GCC countries, as well as the Declaration of the Riyadh 40th summit, gathering of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Supreme Council, to face the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, its implications on the cultural sectors in the GCC countries, as well as the GCC Cultural Strategy 2020-2030.
The online meeting also shed lights on issues related to the Translation and Arabization Center, the Arabic language, enhancing GCC unique identity, as well as the joint cultural events and activities and the GCC Common Cultural Action Strategy plans. The meeting also discussed the international cooperation opportunities available to boost cultural programs and activities, the joint meeting between the GCC culture and tourism officials and the book fairs held in the GCC countries.
At the end of the meeting, H.E Shaikha Hala bin Mohammed Al Khalifa thanked the participants for their valuable contributions and creative ideas, asserting the need to enhance communication channels between GCC countries in order to push forward the efforts aimed to develop and promote cultural sectors in the Arab Gulf region.
has pointed out that these meetings represent an opportunity to exchange and discuss different GCC point of views with regard to culture, IT infrastructure base that would enhance the cultural activities in the region. H.E added that such meetings would contribute to the development of a friendly environment events in harmony with the GCC cultural identity and pertaining to the current trends and phase.
