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Culture minister, British envoy discuss ties

Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar, on Tuesday met with UK Ambassador to Jordan, Brigitte Brind, for a discussion on ways to develop cultural relations between the two countries.In the meeting, attended by Head of Development at the UK Embassy, Angela S…

Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar, on Tuesday met with UK Ambassador to Jordan, Brigitte Brind, for a discussion on ways to develop cultural relations between the two countries.

In the meeting, attended by Head of Development at the UK Embassy, Angela Spilsbury, and Director General of the British Council in Jordan Summer Xia, Najjar highlighted the Kingdom’s achievements as it is celebrating the centennial of the foundation of the Jordanian state.

Najjar pointed out to examples of features of the cultural strategy for the coming years, which includes supporting and introducing creators and intellectuals, and building effective partnerships with civil society institutions and other government institutions.

For her part, Ambassador Brind expressed hope to build new partnerships with the ministry to strengthen relations and consolidate 100 years of partnership and cooperation, and to increase opportunities for cultural exchange, expertise, ideas and skills on the future between Jordanian and British youth by leveraging modern technology.

Source: Jordan News Agency