The Egyptian embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has received 74 Egyptian artifacts dating to different historical eras, at an official ceremony attended by Lebanese Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salamé and Ambassador Alaa Moussa, Egypt's ambassador to Lebanon, ahead of their return home. The handover is part of the close cooperation between Egypt and Lebanon in protecting cultural heritage and combating the illicit trafficking of antiquities.
The Egyptian ambassador said the recovery of these pieces is not only the return of artifacts of historical and cultural value to their homeland, but also reflects the depth and special nature of the fraternal and historical ties between Egypt and Lebanon, and embodies the two countries' shared commitment to preserving human heritage and protecting cultural property from illicit trafficking.
He affirmed Egypt's keenness to keep strengthening cooperation with Lebanon in cultural and archaeological fields, and to build on this step to widen cultural cooperation between the two countries and preserve their heritage.
The recovery of the 74 artifacts is part of the Egyptian state's continuous efforts to track down and recover Egyptian antiquities that left the country illegally, in coordination between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and with brotherly and friendly countries, to ensure their return home, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' official Facebook page.
