Arab News, Saturday, Sep 10, 2022 | Safar 14, 1444
Deal signed to preserve Saudi national heritage in Hail
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s
Heritage Authority and the Hail Region Development Authority have signed a
cooperation deal to strengthen partnership, integration and cooperation in
preserving national heritage in Hail and safeguard its buildings and sites of
architectural heritage.
The agreement was signed by Omar Abduljabbar, CEO of Hail Region Development
Authority, and Sultan Al-Saleh, director general of partnerships and business
development at the Heritage Authority, in Riyadh.
The agreement stipulated several areas of cooperation that include protecting
and preserving cultural heritage sites in Hail and cooperating in the works of
World Heritage Sites, research, survey and archaeological excavation.
It also included joint cooperation in scientific publishing of surveys and
excavation works, preservation of architectural heritage sites and development
of heritage villages and inner cities in the region.
The deal included a joint contribution agreement to restore, operate, invest and
categorize architectural heritage buildings and participation in supervising
restoration works. It outlined joint cooperation in the area of crafts and
handicrafts through cooperating in establishing houses for craftspeople in
Hail’s provinces that aim to produce, sell and exhibit products for visitors and
empower and train craftspeople.
The cooperation agreement comes in the context of the Hail Region Development
Authority’s efforts in the comprehensive planning and development of the region.
The Heritage Authority aims to enhance its partnership with government and
private agencies related to national heritage and promote the implementation of
joint projects and programs to support, protect and develop the national
heritage sector. This is in line with the authority’s responsibilities for
organizing, developing and enhancing the heritage sector in the Kingdom, and
encouraging its practitioners.