KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the head of a high level delegation has traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage (SECH) conference, a statement from Presidential Palace said on Friday.
The president’s tripe happened following a formal invitation by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abdudabi, the capital of UAE.
The president would address the global conference and take part in the UAE 45th Commemoration Day celebrations, the statement said.
Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabani, Director Administrative Affairs Abdul Salam Rahimi, Presidential Advisor Ajmal Ghani and Presidential Spokesman Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri accompanied the president.
According to media report presidents, head of states, formal delegations and representatives from over 40 countries had confirmed their participation at the SECH taking place on 2nd and 3rd December at the UAE.
The conference is part of global partnership between France and UAE. It has been organised by the two states in response to the growing threats to some of the world’s most important cultural resources arising from sustained periods of armed conflict, acts of terrorism and illicit trafficking of culture property.
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