BACA President participates in international forum

Manama, Oct. 20 (BNA): President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa participated through a recorded speech today in an international forum organised remotely by the Italian Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation to highlight the publications of the forum 2020, Building Peace through Heritage - World Forum to Change through Dialogue. Shaikha Mai thanked the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation for inviting her to participate in the forum which is held at a time when it is deemed necessary to cast light on culture and heritage as well as communication between peoples and civilisations. She said undoubtedly the publications of “Building Peace through Heritage” forum will have an active role in promoting the importance of culture and its role in laying bridges of cooperation between peoples, especially at this time when the world is suffering from various upheavals. Shaikha Mai stressed that human heritage connects all mankind and is the common language between all countries in the world. She noted that the basic infrastructure of culture provides the opportunity to improve local communities and their heritage which plays an essential role in cultural tourism. She stressed that cultural tourism is inextricably linked to heritage as tourists always seek through their trip to get informed about the identity of nations and their heritage. She also pointed out the great importance given by the United Nations to cultural tourism as a main tributary for sustainable development. Shaikha Mai underscored continuity of cultural work despite the coronavirus pandemic by investing available technological tools to enhance communication, promote national cultural achievements, invigorate internal tourism and inform the public of their cultural heritage. Shaikha Mai invited the audience to pay a visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, when possible, to get informed about the kingdom’s sites inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). These sites are Bahrain Fort, the Bahrain Pearling Trail and Dilmun Burial Mounds.