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H.E Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities received in her office, on 14 September 2021, His Excellency Eng. Essam Khalaf, Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning, the meeting witnessed the exchange of opinions regarding ways to enhance the cultural-urban projects in both Muharraq and Manama.

 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 in order to safeguard the unique urban and architectural characteristics of Bahrain’s historical cities. E praised the cooperation efforts between BACA and the Works Ministry in this respect, thanking the Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning for his contribution to upgrading Bahrain's cultural infrastructure. H.E stressed the need and importance of communication between the different entities, the cooperation to support cultural infrastructure and spearhead a number of projects, including the renovation and restauration of the Manama Municipality headquarters, Manama Secondary Technical School, Shaikh Hamad Avenue in Manama, and the public spaces of the Pearling Path, which is a UNESCO of World Heritage List site.

H.E Esam Khalaf, Minister of Works, for his part, lauded BACA’s efforts to preserve and safeguard the urban historical heritage of Bahrain’s iconic genuine cities, praising BACA’s role in preserving Bahrain’s historical and urban heritage. Dr Khalaf also lauded 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.