KUWAIT, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah met Tuesday Head of Egypt's General Authority for Cultural Palaces Dr. Mohammad Badran on bilateral cultural cooperation.
During the meeting, Sheikh Salman said that Egypt is a cultural beacon thanks to its cultural heritage and civilization.
The minister also hailed Egypt's leading experiment in protecting and developing its cultural palaces.
For his part, the Egyptian official asked Kuwaiti writers to send their articles to Egypt's General Authority for Cultural Palaces to be published in the authority's publications.
Badran is visiting Kuwait to attend celebrations marking Kuwait as the Capital of Islamic Culture 2016. (end) mdm.msa.mys