Greek Culture Minister offers restoration help for monuments destroyed in Beirut explosion

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni

Greece has offered Lebanon help with restoration work in museums and monuments following the deadly explosion at the port of Beirut, the Culture & Sports Ministry said on Tuesday.

In a statement it said that Minister Lina Mendoni conveyed to her Lebanese counterpart through the Greek embassy in Beirut the condolences over the deaths and incalculable destruction of the city.

She also said the Ministry offered to put together a specialists task force with conservators, archaeologists and engineers to “help to quickly restore damage to your monuments and to the historical memory of your people” as an obligation and an act of solidarity to their difficult work ahead.

Source: ANA-MPA