Assistant minister of culture rakan bin ibrahim al-touq met with french ambassador to the kingdom of saudi arabia patrick maisonnave here yesterday to discuss boosting cultural cooperation between the two countries. al-touq praised france’s efforts to enhance existing cultural cooperation:ouq met with French Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Patrick Maisonnave here yesterday to discuss boosting cultural cooperation between the two countries. Al-Touq praised France’s efforts to enhance existing cultural cooperation, commending the French Ministry of Culture’s support for initiatives under the memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in 2021. He highlighted the deep strategic partnership between the two nations across various cultural sectors, mainly film, heritage, museums, fashion, libraries, theater and performing arts, and visual arts.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the ambassador also praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to expand cultural relations with France in the service of both n
ations. He conveyed France’s appreciation to Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan for his dedicated efforts to foster cooperation between the two sides.

Their talks focused on current cultural partnerships between Saudi Arabia and France, reviewing future opportunities and practical steps to promptly implement cultural cooperation and exchange. The meeting was attended by the Ministry of Culture’s Undersecretary for International Cultural Relations Eng. Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Kanaan.