KUWAIT: Omani Ambassador to Kuwait Dr. Saleh Al-Kharousi affirmed on Monday that the Omani Cultural Week in Kuwait, which kicks off on Tuesday at the Kuwait National Library, is an affirmation of joint cooperation and deep-rooted relations between the two brotherly countries. Ambassador Al-Kharousi said in a press interview at the embassy that there is great interest in cultural relations between his country and Kuwait.

He explained that the cultural week will kick off with a joint exhibition between the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters and the Omani Embassy in Kuwait with the participation of the Omani Writers and Authors Association. The program also includes a musical concert by Omani cellist Maryam Al-Munji, accompanied by Omani musician Yaqoub Al-Asimi.

The ambassador stated that the program on Wednesday includes a symposium on Kuwaiti-Omani relations, presented by Dr Mohsen Al-Kindi, an academic and researcher in cultural history and winner of the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts, and Letters in its first session in 2012 and the Cultural Personality of the Year Award in the Sultanate of Oman in its first session in 2020, indicating that Kuwaiti writer Alaa Al-Mansour will speak at the symposium about her book on Omani-Kuwaiti relations.

He added that the second day will also witness a poetry evening for Omani poets Badriya Al-Badri, Youssef Al-Kamali, and Kuwaiti poet Faisal Al-Enezi, indicating that poet Al-Badri has many printed novels, has participated in various literary events, and has won several awards, including first place in the Katara Award for the Poet of the Messenger. Youssef Al-Kamali is also a distinguished poet.

Thursday is the last day of the week’s activities and will host a lecture entitled “Patterns of Omani Fortified Architecture” by Omani researcher Dr Saeed Al-Saqlawi, who holds a degree in Urban and Regional Planning and completed his postgraduate studies in Urban Design. He explained that Dr. Al-Saqlawi combines his engineering specialization with his hobbies in literature and focuses on the pattern of fortifications in Oman. — KUNA