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Japan
donates musical equipment to national conservatory
Japan, in cooperation
with the Ministry of Culture, donated $400,000 worth of musical equipment
to the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music on Friday. Japanese
Ambassador Naoto Amaki and Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh signed the
protocol agreement for the donation during a ceremony at the conservatory
in Sin al-Fil. Conservatory chairman Wakid Ghilmiyeh was in attendance.
The donation is part of the Cultural Grant Aid under a Japanese program.
Ghilmiyeh offered Salameh and Amaki the conservatory’s Golden Medal for
their efforts. Ghilmiyeh said Salameh “made every effort” to support the
position of the conservatory in the cultural life of Lebanon. For his
part, Salameh thanked Japan for its donation and for its contribution
in rehabilitating the country’s cultural heritage by opening national
libraries and assisting in other projects.
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