Salameh meets Pakistani Ambassador, Swiss Ambassador

Minister of Culture Ghassan Salameh received Pakistani Ambassador to Lebanon Salman Athar, in his office at the National Library - Sanayeh.
During the visit, discussions between the pair reportedly touched on a number of issues of common interest, in addition to bolstering the bilateral relations between the two countries, especially the cultural ones.
On emerging, Ambassador Athar described his meeting with Minister Salameh as fruitful, saying that the visit was an opportunity to discuss ways to enhance cultural cooperation between the two countries.
Ambassador Athar added that he discussed with the Minister ways to activate the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding for Cultural Cooperation which Lebanon and Pakistan signed in 1964.
The Pakistani Ambassador added: "I sensed the Minister's desire to cooperate and facilitate procedures for organizing Pakistani cultural events in Lebanon."
Minister Salameh later received Swiss Ambassador to Lebanon, Dr. Mariotte Weichelt.

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