Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass gave Wednesday a lecture about the recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt at the Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow, Russia.
The lecture was attended by about 100 Egyptologists and those interested in the topic in Russia and aired live on a number of Russian websites and TV channels.
During the event, Hawass signed his book “Magic of the Pyramids”, which was translated into Russian.
He also overviewed one of his books that was recently translated into Russian.
In an hour-long television interview, Hawass talked about how Egypt was safe, as well as about the achievements President Abdel Fattah El Sisi made to preserve Egypt's antiquities, the Grand Egyptian Museum, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, and the restoration of Khepe and Islamic Cairo.
The archaeologist also sent a message from Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr. Khaled El-Anany to the Russian people, stating that the Ministry of Tourism is taking all precautionary measures to ensure the safety of Russian and all tourists to Egypt and deal with them at the highest level.
Earlier that day, Ambassador of Egypt to Russia Ihab Nasr, and Hawass met the Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova.
The meeting tackled aspects of cultural cooperation between Egypt and Russian, in light of the launch of the Egyptian-Russian Year of Humanitarian Exchange 2021/2022.
They also discussed details about some joint activities that will be organized in cooperation between the two sides in the two years.
Nasr also held a ceremony in honor of Hawass at the residence, which was attended by several senior officials, foreign ambassadors, and Egyptologists.
Hawass spoke about the latest archaeological discoveries in Egypt, Particularly highlighting the archaeological discovery of the lost city in Luxor.
At the end of the tour, Hawass visited the Jewelry Museum of the Russian Empire.
Contributed by Yara Sameh
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