BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 2. Speaker of the
Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova has attended the inauguration ceremony
of the Grand Egyptian Museum in the course of her working visit to
the Arab Republic of Egypt, Trend reports.
The address of President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel
Fattah As-Sisi to the participants was read aloud at the ceremony
attended by various Heads of State, Government and Parliament.
Also, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly
delivered a welcoming speech.
The inauguration ceremony was continued with an artistic
programme demonstrating the culture of Egypt, whereupon an
exhibition of the most symbolic artefacts of the museum was
held.
It should be mentioned that the museum holds exhibits pertaining
to various periods of the Egyptian Civilisation as well as more
than 100,000 artifacts.
