Director of Louver Museum visits Syria

Head of the Louver Museum in France, Henri Loyrette, arrived in Damascus on Thursday in a week-long visit to Syria, where he will tour various archeological sites in Syria as well as aid in developing a section of the national museum.

Loyrette's visit includes sites such as old Damascus, Bosra, Mary Kingdom, Aleppo museum, the national museum in Damascus and Palmyra.

"The visit is very important in which expertise exchange and research will be made to develop the Ancient Orient section at Damascus National Museum," Deputy Culture Minister Abdul Razzaq Mua'az said in a statement to the Syrian daily 'al-Thawra'.

He also stressed that the research will be in cooperation with Director of the Ancient Orient Department at Louver museum, who showed readiness to offer all help and the possibility of exchanging experts in this field.