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During the official visit of Mr. Abdel Ghaffar to Lebanon, in April 28, 2011, the Director General of the Ministy of Culture of Lebanon, Mr. Omar Halablab, expressed a keen interest in raising awareness in the areas of traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) through holding a National Seminar on Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Heritage in Beirut. Lebanon further expressed this interest at the International Technical Symposium on Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development: Documentation and Registration of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions in Muscat, Oman, in June 2011. In this respect, Lebanon asked WIPO to participate in and co-organize this National Seminar and emails have been exchanged between WIPO and the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon suggesting specific dates for the Seminar in November 2011. For further information, please refer to the attached memorandum- |