General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, and the CEO of Arab Cultural Institute in Washington DC, Dr John Duke Anthony, at the agreement signing ceremony.
To build a bridge between the Arab world and Americans, Karara yesterday inked a cooperation agreement with the Arab Cultural Institute in Washington DC.
The agreement was signed in the presence of the General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, and the CEO of Arab Cultural Institute in Washington DC, Dr John Duke Anthony.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Al Sulaiti, said, “The agreement is a new addition to a series of agreements Katara has signed with a number of highly-reputed Arab and International organizations and institutions this year, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Arab World Institute in Paris, and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)”.
Katara’s General Manager, added: “This global partnership with the Arab Cultural Institute in Washington is aimed at building a bridge of cultural communication between the Arab world and the American people and the US cultural institutions operating in Washington DC, the powerful capital of the world. The agreement is also seeking to lay the foundations for a better mutual cultural understanding, boosting shared human values, adopting educational, cultural and art programs leading to a deeper understanding of the Arab and Islamic civilization, and establishing constant cooperation through dialogue, special programs and activities including educational lectures, scientific symposiums, workshops, language support programs for bilinguals and international cultural conferences”.
“The importance of such cooperation springs from the opportunity it presents in creating solid and sustainable relations that would enhance Katara’s role and efforts in enriching the cultural and knowledge fields in the Arab world and globally. The agreement is totally in line with Katara’s strategic goals including building partnerships with Gulf, Arab and international cultural institutions to contribute to the advancement of the cultural scene”, Katara’s Chief noted.
Dr Al Sulaiti clarified: “This agreement and others of the same nature inked with grand cultural institutions will also seek better cooperation in the knowledge and media sectors, exchanging expertise, launching initiatives, hosting activities and events focused on activating the cultural field, adopting the approach of knowledge and further opening up to the world”.
For his part, the President of the Arab Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, Dr. John Duke Anthony, said: “The agreement signed with Katara is aimed at giving a shot in the arm to the cultural ties between Qatar and the Gulf states, and the U.S. cultural and knowledge-based institutions. The Cultural Village Foundation today has become one of the most important, most active and powerful cultural platforms in the Arab world, and we hope, through this agreement, Katara will support our institution’s efforts in introducing the Arab culture and its significant contributions to the human civilization everywhere, in a bid to change the Arab stereotype images in the West.
