Provisions

Date: June 1990

Venue: Cairo

In their desire to consolidate the links of brotherly relationships between them;

In their interest to establish more mutual cooperation in cultural fields;

Proceeding from the convention of the League of Arab States and the resolutions issued by the conference of the Arab ministers of culture; and

In conformity with the laws and regulations applicable in each country,

The government of the State of Qatar and the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt have concluded this agreement as follows:

Article 1

The two parties shall seek to consolidate links between the cultural institutions and organizations in both the countries. They shall seek to provide appropriate conditions for activating the mutual cultural cooperation.

Article 2

The cultural cooperation between the two countries shall be established through the following measures:

A.   Consultations, exchange of expertise and organizing of visits by experts in both the countries.

B.   Exchange of books, publications, bulletins, researches, cultural and historical documents issued by the official organizations in each country, which serve to introduce the history, culture and development of each country.

C.   Organizing of cultural and artistic expeditions between the two parties.

D.   Coordination of efforts, provisions of facilities to encourage writing, translation, publication, reactivation of Islamic heritage, cooperation by bookstores and research centers in both the countries.

E.    To facilitate and encourage the organization of cultural and artistic exhibitions in both the countries.

F.    Exchange of visits by theatrical, drama troupes, musical bands, folklore reactivation groups, hermitage groups, as well as to participate in international and Arab festivals to be organized in both the countries.

G.   To exchange expertise and visits in the fields of exploration, registration and restoration of antiquities.

Article 3

The two parties shall seek to encourage efforts that aim at introducing the culture of each country in the other country, through emphasis on the Arab and Islamic heritage.

Article 4

The two parties shall seek to organize cultural weeks for each country in the other.

Article 5

The two parties shall cooperate in mutual coordination in international gatherings and conferences, in such a way as to support the cultural issues of interest to both parties.

Article 6

A joint subcommittee comprising representatives from the ministries of culture in both the countries shall be formed for the implementation of the provisions hereof. Such subcommittee shall convene regularly in Doha and Cairo, alternately, once every year. The first meeting shall be within not more than three months from the effective date of this agreement.

The functions of this subcommittee shall be the implementation of the provisions hereof, in addition to proposing of new aspects of cooperation between the two parties in the cultural field. The committee shall submit recommendations to the competent entities for consideration.

The competent ministers, in each country, shall appoint respective representatives in the aforesaid committee within two months from the date this agreement comes into effect.

Article 7

This agreement shall become effective from the date of mutual notice of finalizing the designated formalities in both the countries. It shall remain in force for three years, which shall be automatically renewable, unless either of the two parties notifies the other in writing of its desire to terminate the same, at least six months prior to the expiration of the validity term.

In witness thereof, the undersigned have signed this agreement upon exchange of official authorizations and verification of the same.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto signed this Agreement.

Done at the city of Cairo this 11^th  Dhul Qaidah 1410H corresponding to 04 June 1990, in authentic duplicate copies, in Arabic.  Each party shall retain one copy,

Signature of Authorized Signatory

For the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt:

Faroug Hosni

Minister of Culture

For the government of the State of Qatar:

Hamad Bin Suhaim Al- Thani

Minister of Information & Culture