High Commission for Celebration of Kabul as Capital of Islamic Culture in 2024 Holds Meeting

Chaired by acting minister of information and culture Hasina Safi, the first meeting of High Commission on Preparation of Kabul as Capital of Islamic Culture (2024) was held yesterday.
In the meeting attended by a number of high-ranking government officials, deputy ministers, directors and authorized representatives of relevant ministries and institutions, acting minister of information and culture stressed on better preparation and holding the celebration program of Kabul as Capital of Islamic Culture 2024.
Safi said that for the first time, in a meeting of culture ministers of Islamic countries held from 13-29 Dec 2001 in Doha, capital city of Qatar, it was decided that historic cities of the Islamic countries were to be named as Capital of Islamic Culture by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
Acting minister of information and culture considered that naming of the historic cities of the Islamic countries as the Capital of Islamic Culture was aimed to consolidate relations between Islamic countries, attraction of cooperation and exchange of experiences, saying that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was in core attention of the developed Islamic countries.
Afterwards, decree issued by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in connection with creation of a High Commission of Kabul as the Capital of Islamic Culture was read out by advisor to President on cultural affairs Mohammaad Zarin Anzor.
“Based on decision of 9th meeting of culture ministers of Islamic countries held in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, in 2007, the beautiful city of Kabul was selected as Capital of Islamic Culture for 2024, therefore, for better preparation and introduction of Kabul,  a high commission has been appointed under the leadership of acting minister of information and culture,” the decree said.
Meanwhile, a number of representatives of relevant ministries and institutions have been appointed as members of the respective commission.
In the meeting, deputy minister of art and culture for information and culture Prof. Mohammad Rasoul Bawary also briefed related to working plan of the ministry for preparation of celebration of Kabul as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2024.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Kabul (BNA)