RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Oman have signed a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation and cultural exchanges, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. The document was signed by the Kingdom’s Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah and Omani Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Sayyid Dhi Yazin bin Haitham Al-Said. Under the agreement, the two countries will work together in the fields of heritage, architecture and design, visual and performing arts, literature, books and publishing, language and translation, fashion, Islamic decoration, traditional culinary arts and cinema. They also agreed to participate in each other’s festivals and cultural events, develop art residency programs for representatives of government and private institutions and launch projects related to the preservation of heritage. The document also covers the exchange of expertise regarding regulations, organizations and policies governing the cultural sector and implementing agreements already reached with UNESCO.