Displays a copy of the "Ugaritic alphabet" and the oldest "musical notation"
Abbas: The Syrian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is a window to a rich civilization
Work is currently underway around the clock to finalize the pavilion in preparation for its opening.
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Ghassan Abbas: “Syria is home to the first crop, the first alphabet, the first musical notes and a poem.”
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The Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UAE, Commissioner-General of the Syria Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Dr. Ghassan Abbas, said: “We are confident that (Expo 2020) will witness an unparalleled success, and we strive for our participation in (Expo) to be a distinguished addition to this exhibition. The important international community reflects the civilized image of the Syrian culture and the Syrian people with all its components.”
Abbas added to "Emirates Today": "We see this participation as an opportunity to enhance our presence on the international scene, through our communication with visitors from all over the world, during the exhibition period, and currently work is underway around the clock to finish the final touches to the pavilion in preparation for the opening."
He continued, "Our participation comes under the slogan (Together, the future is ours), and we were inspired by our history and aspirations for the future. Since the dawn of documented history, Syrians have made great achievements in the development of human history," noting that Syria's pavilion at "Expo 2020 Dubai" will be a window displaying a rich civilization. It has contributed to laying the foundations that bind our contemporary world, and seeks to rise again and claim its place in the world.
He said, "Syria was home to the first crop, the first alphabet, the first musical notes and a poem. This, in our opinion, makes the Syrian person a real example that embodies the theme (Connecting Minds and Creating the Future) for the Expo 2020 Dubai, and we are confident that our rich heritage and nature will feed our bright future, not as Syrians. Not only, but as an integral part of human civilization.”
Abbas said that "visitors of the pavilion will be able to see a replica of (the Ugarit alphabet), which is agreed upon as the first alphabet in history, dating back to approximately 1400 BC, and they will learn about the stages of the development of writing and the alphabet in various regions of Syria, and how this alphabet affected the The world, down to the Arabic language, which has affected many of the world’s languages, and visitors can read words in their languages of Arabic origin, indicating that what unites us as human beings is much more than what divides us.”
He pointed out that "in another station, we focus on the development of the first agricultural societies in Syria, which researchers date back to about 15,000 BC, and which had a role in developing early techniques (counting and recording), that preceded writing through clay figures called (tokens)," It is the basis on which the Bronze Age economy and the civilizations that followed,” noting that “in this station also, visitors will be able to participate in an interactive artwork, of which visitors will be part of the pavilion, with Syrian artists, throughout the exhibition period, and symbolizes the artists’ vision On reviving the Syrian countryside.
Then, visitors will learn about the oldest musical notation discovered in the world, and they will participate, through an interactive video, sound and light experience, in playing and singing this piece, which was written in Ugarit about 3500 years ago, and this station symbolizes communication with our visitors from all over the world, In one universal language, music that binds us all together.” Abbas indicated that “in another station of the pavilion, we will hold a group exhibition of Syrian painters on the theme (I am the Syrian), where each displayed painting represents a face from Syria. A brighter future for Syria and the world.”
He explained that "each face separately will tell an individual story, but all the faces together present an integrated picture of who the Syrians are, to the whole world. Through the exhibition, each artist will rethink and reformulate our concept of the individual personality and the human personality, away from prejudices and narrow affiliations. By signing all the paintings, with one signature, “I am the Syrian,” as an expression of the dissolution of the individual “I” for the benefit of the group.
He stated that “at the end of the tour, we receive visitors in the (Qalb Al-Jnah) area, which we wanted a space that expresses Syria and the Syrians in their words and pictures, so we used (wooden numbers) similar to what excavators discovered throughout Syria,” adding: “We launched an initiative during the design of the pavilion. It has more than 2,000 Syrian citizens, from inside and outside Syria, where we sent them this (number) and asked them to share their messages with us to the world through it, and this station will be a wonderful painting expressing the feelings of all Syrians, their aspirations and their vision for the future.”
He said, "In addition to the pavilion's experience, we are working on organizing a program of various cultural and artistic events, which we will announce successively."
Economic opportunities for businessmen
The Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UAE, Commissioner-General of the Syrian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Dr. Ghassan Abbas, said: “In addition to the cultural and artistic aspects, we have paid great attention to the important economic opportunity offered by (Expo 2020 Dubai) to Syrian companies and businessmen, and from It is known that Syria has been a prosperous commercial center and a link between East and West, since the third millennium BC, and in the modern era it has continued to play a central role through the two metropolises of trade and industry: Damascus and Aleppo, the two pearls of the Syrian economy since the cradle until today.
He added: “We have allocated a section of the pavilion to be a business center that hosts people and organizations who are working to shape the future of modern Syria, and visitors can book meetings with reputable companies, promising entrepreneurs, government institutions, and non-governmental organizations to learn about the economic opportunities that Syria offers, and to explore aspects of cooperation. in various economic and development fields.
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