{"id":5778,"date":"2025-02-13T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:21:50","slug":"strengthening-cultural-ties-with-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=5778","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Cultural Ties with Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5778\" class=\"elementor elementor-5778\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d1261 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4d1261\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f751c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f751c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e649a3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e649a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Minister of Arts and Culture, <strong>Hon. Mahendra Gondeea<\/strong>, had the honor of receiving <strong>H.E. Fayez Meshel B. Altemyat<\/strong>, Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Mauritius, for a courtesy visit.<\/p><p>The discussions were highly productive, with both sides expressing strong commitment to deepening cultural relations between Mauritius and Saudi Arabia. Recognizing Saudi Arabia\u2019s rich history and culture, the Minister expressed eagerness to expand collaborative efforts.<\/p><p>A key topic was the upcoming <strong>Executive Programme for Cultural Cooperation<\/strong> between the two governments, expected to be formalized soon with an official signing, paving the way for exciting new cultural initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7337922 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7337922\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc0694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"0bc0694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5778 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0bc0694\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Saudi Arabia2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N1bHR1cmUuZ292bXUub3JnXC9tYWNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvU2F1ZGktQXJhYmlhMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwYmMwNjk0In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia2.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia2-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia2.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0bc0694\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Saudi Arabia1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N1bHR1cmUuZ292bXUub3JnXC9tYWNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvU2F1ZGktQXJhYmlhMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwYmMwNjk0In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-300x286.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-600x574.jpg 600w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0bc0694\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Saudi Arabia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N1bHR1cmUuZ292bXUub3JnXC9tYWNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvU2F1ZGktQXJhYmlhLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjBiYzA2OTQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon. Mahendra Gondeea, had the honor of receiving H.E. Fayez Meshel B. Altemyat, Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Mauritius, for a courtesy visit. The discussions were highly productive, with both sides expressing strong commitment to deepening cultural relations between Mauritius and Saudi Arabia. Recognizing Saudi Arabia\u2019s rich history and culture, the Minister expressed eagerness to expand collaborative efforts. A key topic was the upcoming Executive Programme for Cultural Cooperation between the two governments, expected to be formalized soon with an official signing, paving the way for exciting new cultural initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-305x207.jpg",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-400x574.jpg",400,574,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-600x574.jpg",600,574,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1.jpg",602,574,false],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1-130x95.jpg",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saudi-Arabia1.jpg",602,574,false]},"categories_names":{"8":{"name":"News","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?cat=8"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5778"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5891,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5778\/revisions\/5891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}