2024-04-21 16:56:42
This special program with exceptional design, which was unveiled on the sidelines of the 1st Forum of Arab Postal Leaders currently being held in Muscat, embodies the essential elements common to the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sultanate of Oman, indicated Barid Al-Maghrib in a statement.
This first forum is organized in Muscat by the Universal Postal Union, in the presence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Sultanate of Oman, Tarik El Hsissen, the General Director of the Barid Al-Maghrib Group, Amin Benjelloun Touimi, and the Executive Director of Oman Post and Asyad Express, Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Sultan Al Hosani, as well as other representatives of Barid Al-Maghrib and Oman Post.
The idea of this special broadcast, specifies the press release, revolves around the highlighting of the first place where the sun rises in the Arab world in the Sultanate of Oman and the last place where the sun sets in the Kingdom of Morocco .
The broadcast highlights the most important cultural monuments of the two countries, added the same source, noting that these include the main gate of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the historic Sohar ship, the view of the sunrise at Ras Al Hadd, as well as the ancient Sohar Castle and the Royal Opera House in Muscat.
On the Moroccan side, these two stamps include, in addition to the Al-Khair Mosque located in the locality of El Guergarate, which represents the last sunset viewpoint in Morocco, the exquisite architectural style, evident in the models of Moroccan doors, which indicate, in terms of construction method and engineering, the diversity of the civilizational tributaries of the Kingdom.
Mr. Benjelloun Touimi, on this occasion, indicated that “beyond a simple postage stamp, this joint issue represents a bridge connecting two cultures with their historical values and a common vision of the future”, reports the communicated.
“We are pleased to launch this joint commemorative stamp which embodies the deep bonds of mutual brotherhood between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Morocco and the similar and deeply rooted heritage between them,” welcomed, for his part, the Executive Director of Oman Post and Asyad Express.
And added: “the stamp, with its distinctive symbolism of unity of visions and mutual respect, thus opens new paths in our common path of progress”.
This special issue enriches the series of joint postage stamps issued by the Barid Al-Maghrib Group. To cite, for example, the joint emissions with Serbia in 2022, the Dominican Republic and Tunisia in 2021, the principality of Monaco in 2014 and Qatar in 2013.
2024-04-21 16:56:42