Continuing the Egyptian state's efforts and the attention its institutions give to recovering antiquities smuggled abroad, preserving its cultural property and safeguarding its civilizational history, Ambassador Wael El-Naggar, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cultural Relations, took part in the ceremony in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates handed over 7 artefacts recovered from the State of Washington in the United States to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
This came through the joint effort and cooperation of the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, within the framework of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in November 2021 on protecting cultural property. The Egyptian Embassy in Washington's efforts resulted in the recovery of an ushabti statue, an amulet of the god Seth, a stone scarab, 2 human stone heads, as well as a mummified falcon head and a mummified fish.
In this context, the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cultural Relations said this achievement crowns the joint efforts of the various state bodies and confirms the Egyptian state's keenness to safeguard its historical identity and preserve its civilizational heritage, as well as its full commitment to the Egyptian Antiquities Protection Law and the international conventions on prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of cultural property, according to the official Facebook page of Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
