Qatar participated in the first global ministerial meeting of the ministers of culture of the member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), which was held via video conference.

During his participation in the meeting, HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem al-Ali praised the efforts exerted by Unesco to discuss the challenges that the Covid-19 crisis posed to the cultural sector, QNA reported.


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