Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani affirmed that the government has made interest in Iraqi antiquities and heritage among its priorities, and that it will work to overcome obstacles facing the recovery of Iraqi antiquities abroad, which is embodied in this important archaeological group.
He said during a speech on the occasion of the Iraqi Museum Day and the recovery of a group of important artifacts, that the National Museum is the gateway to Iraqi knowledge, and our memory that we are proud of; because it preserved our great heritage for us, which he boasts of to the world, pointing out that the museum is our home that our children should know and that requires school administrations to hold special trips for it, so that children can see what their ancestors made of great and profound civilization.
The Prime Minister indicated that the Commission of Antiquities and the National Museum have a major task ahead of them in opening up to the world and attracting archaeological tourism, which many countries are working on, but unfortunately we miss such work in Iraq, stressing that the Commission of Tourism and Antiquities must start now to develop an action plan and program to attract archaeological tourism, and the government will overcome all difficulties facing the Commission's work with regard to entry visas or security obstacles.
Al-Sudani noted the importance of the great Iraqi antiquities at the national level as one of the most important foundations of the national identity that we cherish and that unites us as Iraqis.
A statement by Al-Sudani's media office said that the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, visited today, Saturday, the Iraqi Museum in the capital, Baghdad, which includes the most important artifacts of the history of Iraq, and toured the corridors of the museum, indicating that the visit witnessed the opening of funds for antiquities recently recovered from Britain, which amounts to 6 thousand artifacts.
Last May, Iraq recovered, in coordination with the British Museum, 6,000 artifacts dating back to 1923 in Britain, along with copies of the studies conducted on them.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency