US provides US$20,000 to restore vandalised artifacts in national museum
12 Sep 2012, 2:32 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The United States has provided a financial assistance of US$ 20,000 (MVR 308,400) to the National Museum to help restore and repair artifacts placed in the museum.
The assistance was provided from the Ambassador’s fund and was handed over to the government of the Maldives by the newly appointed Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka Michele Sison.
Speaking during the ceremony, Sison stated that the financial assistance represented the importance that the United States gave to the museum.
The national museum was not only important to tourists, students and visitors who frequently visit the museum.
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