Bahraini PM calls for documenting national heritage

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has reiterated the government’s support to efforts to codify and document the kingdom’s historical heritage, being one of the components of the national culture and an effective means to show Bahrain’s identity and distinguished status in various fields.
He made the statements as he received at the Gudaibiya Palace today some Royal Family members and state officials, who lauded his open-door policy and constant desire to promote the values of communication and interaction among the members of Bahraini society, which, they said, has cemented national unity.
HRH Premier affirmed the importance of preserving the kingdom’s civilisational and historical heritage so that the successive generations can be aware of the landmark national achievements over history, calling for the need to preserve and maintain the historical sites, including heritage houses, given their key role in reviving the national cultural and tourism features.
HRH the Prime Minister said that the Kingdom boasts a great number of cultural, social and national icons and heritage documents and sites in various fields, stressed the importance of documenting poems for they tell the story of a nation and contribute to developing the literary and cultural movement.