Oman, Belarus sign MoU to boost heritage and culture cooperation

Another MoU will be signed today between the National Museum in the Sultanate and the Belarusian National History and Culture Museum

MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum met at his office on Sunday with Yuri Bondar, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.

An official session of talks was held during which a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in areas of heritage and culture. Another MoU will be signed today between the National Museum in the Sultanate and the Belarusian National History and Culture Museum. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Hamad bin Hilal Al Ma’amari, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture for Cultural Affairs and Salim bin Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Ministry’s Undersecretary for Heritage Affairs.

An exhibition themed “Belarus at the Crossroads of Civilised Communication” will be launched at the National Museum today under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture, in the presence of the Belarusian Minister of Culture.

The exhibition, which is the first international exhibition to be hosted by the National Museum, comes within the framework of the existing cooperation between the Sultanate and the Republic of Belarus. The exhibition will continue till July 2, 2018.

Historic ties

The exhibition aims to strengthen the historic ties between Belarus and the Islamic world and affirm the principle of peaceful coexistence of the Belarusian people with various peoples of the region, as well as an affirmation of values of tolerance.

The Belarusian National History and Culture Museum is full of many interesting facts that affirm the historical ties between Belarus and the Arab and Islamic worlds in a manner that reflects the depth of ties, which were established during previous eras between the East Slavs and the Islamic Caliphate via old trade routes between the north and the south. The Belarusian Minister of Culture is on an official visit to the Sultanate. He will visit the Wilayat of Nizwa and its historic Castle.