Arab artists inspired by Xi's reply, pledging to advance cultural exchanges

STORY: Arab artists inspired by Xi's reply, pledging to advance cultural exchanges DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED NAWAR, Egyptian artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GAMAL RAHMAN, Bahraini artist STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping recently wrote back to representatives of well-known Arab artists who participated in the "Silk Road Artists' Rendezvous" visit to China, encouraging them to create more artworks that reflect China-Arab friendship and make new contributions to enhancing friendship between their people. The "Silk Road Artists' Rendezvous" exhibition opened at the Cairo Opera House on Monday, displaying artworks from Arab countries and China featuring paintings and porcelain. During the opening ceremony, Ahmed Nawar, an artist from Egypt, read a letter written by over 50 famous Arab artists to Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the letter, the artists share their gains and inspira