The donor fund's budget has increased to $ 100 million to rehabilitate the effects of Iraq



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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Wednesday that the budget of the donors' fund in Paris to rehabilitate the effects of Iraq has increased to 100 million dollars.

"There is an international committee formed three months ago under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Culture and Director General of UNESCO, which aims to coordinate international initiatives and positions to support Iraq in the field of antiquities," Undersecretary of Tourism and Antiquities Qais Hussein Rashid said in a statement.

He pointed out that "the establishment of a fund for donors in Paris on the initiative of France and UAE in the light of these initiatives, has resulted in the collection of funds estimated at 100 million dollars, which will be fully allocated to the rehabilitation of museums and archaeological sites scattered in all cities and areas whose sites were destroyed and destroyed by gangs" Calling "criminal".

Rashid pointed out that "the Mosul Museum will have the largest share of these funds for rehabilitation, in addition to the archaeological sites there as a result of the extent of the destruction suffered by it," noting that "the Ministry is currently in cooperation with the Smith Sonia American training of the Archaeological staff and staff of the Mosul Museum In the Iraqi Museum for the maintenance of monuments and heritage in Erbil, as this institution provided material and moral support to Iraq in the rehabilitation of its effects, as well as go to the British Museum for training there. " Jh

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