‘42,000 antiquities returned from Jordan to country of origin since 1991’

AMMAN — Since 1991, Jordan has seized about 42,000 pieces of antiquities, most of which were returned to the countries of origin, Tourism Minister Lina Annab said on Monday.

She added that the security conditions in some of these countries prevent the remaining part of these antiquities to be retrieved, so they are stored until they are returned to their countries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The remarks were made as the minister delivered a keynote speech at an international conference opened by Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay in France under the theme “circulation of cultural property and shared heritage”.