The concert of Natalika, a Czech group presenting gypsy and world music, took place in the impressive Assembly Hall of the American University of Beirut. The audience (more than 700 persons) enjoyed the dynamic and passionate music and with great enthusiasm applauded the artists. 

Before the official part, a short movie with photographs catching the events of November 1989 in Czechoslovakia was screened.

During the official part of the evening, the Ambassador Svatopluk Cumba presented a speech and then the Minister Lubomir Zaoralek awarded Mr. Antoine Assouad, Mr. Amer Arslan, Dr. Kamel Morkos and the Czech and Slovak Graduates Association with the Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk for their long-time achievements in order to develop the friendly Czech-Lebanese relations. Minister Zaoralek also received thanks and a plaquette for the Czech support to the humanitarian project in the South Lebanon (rehabilitation of six schools attended by Syrian refugees´ children) that the Embassy realized together with Aghsan association of Dr. Morkos.

After the concert, an exhibition of photographs by Lebanese artist and pedagogue Prof. Bassam Lahoud titled „Czech Republic: 25 years later…“, catching impressions from author´s visits to Prague and other Czech cities since the events of 1989, was inaugurated.

Following the exhibition, a buffet-cocktail was offered to the guests.

The concert, exhibition and awarding of the Lebanese citizens by the Minister were noted by many Lebanese and also Czech medias, e.g. these electronic ones:

http://www.rozhlas.cz/zpravy/svet/_zprava/1420452

http://www.annahar.com/article/189924

http://nn-lb.com/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=1611

http://www.khiyam.com/news/article.php?articleID=18168

http://www.aliwaa.com.lb/Article.aspx?ArticleId=226503

http://www.yasour.org/2012/list.php?go=fullnews&newsid=53982

http://www.bintjbeil.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=86201

http://www.janobiyat.com/index.php?s=news&cat=1&id=39819