AMMAN— Restoration and documentation work
on various archaeological sites in the country by a joint Jordanian-Georgian
team will begin soon after technical and logistical arrangements have been
made, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
Cooperation between Georgia and Jordan in protecting
and restoring various
archaeological sites, was discussed Monday between the
director general of the Department of Antiquities, Hisham Al-Abdi, and the
Georgian Ambassador, Zaza Kandelaki.
They discussed ways to strengthen cooperation
between the two countries and to activate the memo signed in 2019 between the department
and the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Georgia.
Abadi said that the department will be working with
the Georgian side to provide all the needed expertise and technical support for
the project to develop the site of the "Georgian monastery" in the
Shehan area in Karak.
Ambassador Kandelaki for his part expressed his
pleasure at the ongoing cooperation with the department, as his visit was to
advance the work between the two sides. He said the coordination meetings had
already been held between the department and the embassy and it was expected
that work will begin soon after all the technical and logistical arrangements have
been made.
At the end of the meeting, both sides agreed to
follow up and coordinate with each other regarding the implementation of the
memorandum of understanding between the two countries which includes the
exchange of technical and scientific expertise in the field of archaeology,
maintenance, restoration and documentation which will be carried out by the
joint team at the Georgian monastery site in the Shehan area in Karak, and at Wadi
Mujib.
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