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Minister of Culture, Mohammad Yassin Al-Saleh, received a delegation from the Turquoise Mountain International Organization, headed by its president, Ms. Shoshana Stewart, and including British politician and academic, Mr. Rory Stewart. The two sides discussed prospects for joint cooperation to revive Syrian cultural heritage and traditional crafts. Ms. Stewart presented a detailed overview of the organization's work. Founded in 2006, Turquoise Mountain operates in several countries in the region, focusing on three main areas: training artisans, restoring historical sites, and providing global markets for handcrafted products. The delegation expressed the organization's desire to establish a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Culture and open an office in Damascus. The aim would be to conduct specialized workshops for Syrian artisans and contribute to projects restoring archaeological and historical buildings. For his part, the Minister of Culture reviewed the organization's successful experiences in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that protecting and developing Syrian craft heritage is a priority for the Ministry. He directed that the proposed cooperation be studied in depth through official channels to determine the framework for a possible partnership that serves Syrian cultural heritage.