27Jun2005 Saudi Arabia Presents Holy Mosque Painting to the UN

Geneva, 27 June 2005

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented a replica of the Makkah-based Grand Holy Mosque as a gift to the United Nations in Geneva to mark the 60th anniversary of its foundation.

Dr. Abdulwahab Attar, the Saudi Ambassador to the United Nation's Geneva office, presented the gift on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

At a news conference, a U.N. information official thanked the countries which contributed to the exhibition, during which artists expressed fantastic visions on peace and security for the world.

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