By Akram Medhat
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his accompanying delegation today visited the Grand Egyptian Museum in Remaya Square. He was received by Maj. Gen. Atef Moftah, general supervisor of the museum project and the surrounding area, and Ambassador Maged Nafie, Director General of International Relations at the Ministry of Antiquities.
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The UN Secretary-General's visit included the Conservation Center, the heavy objects conservation laboratories and the wood laboratory, where King Tutankhamun's artifacts are kept, in addition to the museum's construction site, the Grand Hall, where the statue of King Ramses II stands, the Grand Staircase and the Tutankhamun halls.
He signed the visitors' book and expressed his great admiration for the efforts made in restoring the artifacts and the display halls, and for Egypt's constant keenness to preserve heritage.
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