Former French Minister of Culture visits Al-Qishla Heritage Building and Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad
Baghdad - INA
Former French Minister of Culture, President of the Arab World Institute in Paris, Jack Lang, and his accompanying delegation visited Al-Mutanabbi Street and the Qishla building in central Baghdad today, Thursday, stressing that the development in this area of Baghdad has turned it into a tourist attraction center.
The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said: "The former French Minister of Culture, President of the Arab World Institute in Paris, Jack Lang, and his accompanying delegation visited Al-Mutanabbi Street and the Qishla building in central Baghdad."
He added that "Lang, who was accompanied by the Iraqi Arab poet, Shawqi Abdul Amir, Director General of the Arab World Institute in Paris, and a number of employees of the Department of Maintenance and Preservation of Antiquities at the General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage, was briefed on the development work in the street and the Qishla building, as they are among the most important landmarks and symbols of Iraqi culture."
For his part, the former French Minister of Culture confirmed during his tour that 'the development in this area of Baghdad has turned it into a tourist attraction center, due to its heritage and spiritual character that symbolizes the culture and authentic history of Iraqi society,' expressing his 'happiness with the warm and generous reception as he wandered through the alleys and cultural streets of Baghdad.'
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