Egypt
Conference on stolen artefacts to be organized
http://www.gom.com.eg/gazette/home/detail_2_22.shtml
"EGYPT will start making arrangements later in the year for an international conference to urge for the recovery of stolen antiquities, according to a senior official. 'We will contact countries such as China, Greece, Mexico and Syria that boast of unique antiquities in order to agree on an international campaign for the recovery of their stolen artifacts,' Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) told The Gazette."
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