Damascus– Special Advisor at the presidency of the Republic, Bouthaina Shaaban, met on Wednesday Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the Research Institute for International Economics and Relations, Irina Zvyageskaya , and the accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, Shaaban affirmed the importance of information in the current time as a source of power and prosperity.
She added that the goal of “Watan Document center” in Damascus is to raise awareness about the importance of documentation in all domains as an significant and urgent step to preserve the memory of generations and record the true history by “our own hands not in hands of others.”
Shaaban affirmed that the war on Syria has aimed to undermine Syrian national identity and the unity of the Syrian society which is based on coexistence and among all its members.
Zvyagelskaya, for her part, referred to the important role of ” Watan Document center” and its close scientific relationship with the Russian Research Center, administrated by her.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)