Signature of a memorandum of understanding between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and UNESCO

Dr. Mostafa El Feki, director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions to develop a comprehensive framework for relations between the two countries..

The agreement signed between the two parties provides for the establishment of new bases for future relations in several areas, including education, culture, social sciences and humanities and digitization.. Mr Ghaith Fares, for his part, said that the UNESCO Regional Office for Science in Cairo was the first in the Arab region outside the Paris office in Paris, stressing that the UNESCO had contributed to the status of Nubia as a global resort, with the help of Egypt.. Ghaith explained that the agreement signed with the BA was not the first cooperation between the two parties, pointing out that UNESCO was Egypt's strategic partner in the idea to revive the Bibliotheca Alexandrina..

He continued: "The Egyptian government has asked UNESCO to participate in the revival of the library of ancient Alexandria", considering that the opening of the library at the beginning of the millennium was an event global and not just Egyptian.. The Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in Cairo stated that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina had an important role to play in community dialogue, noting that UNESCO continued to support the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in accordance with the resources available. because of its information and knowledge program.. For his part, Mr. Mustafa El Feki, director of the BA, described Egypt as the repository of the spirit of the Arab region and the region of religions and cultures and considered that cooperation with UNESCO was a natural question." The director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina added that the memorandum of understanding signed between UNESCO and the library testified to the close relations between the two parties, stressing that it was the beginning of the 39, constructive cooperation..