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POGHOSYAN: CIS CAPITALS OF CULTURE PROJECT UNLOCKS THE POTENTIAL OF PROVINCIAL CITIES
Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Belarus
June 21 2013
MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) - The Commonwealth Capitals of Culture project
show the traditions of provincial cities and unlock their potential,
Chairperson of the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation, Minister of
Culture of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan told BelTA.
"Usually our countries communicate at the level of the capitals. The
project gives us an opportunity to learn more about the customs
of the regions. It is important both for the national culture and
international cooperation," she said.
Hasmik Poghosyan views the cooperation between Belarus' Mogilev and
Armenia's Gyumri, the CIS Capitals of Culture in 2013, as vital.
"Direct relations between the two cities help establish creative
contacts, intellectual communication, make them closer in every area.
We have already been to Mogilev, discussed joint projects. In late
June Gyumri will assume the status of the CIS Capital of Culture. We
hope that a delegation from Mogilev will visit us to mark the event,"
she added.
The CIS held the pilot project, Commonwealth Capitals of Culture, in
2011. The program was developed following the initiative and with an
active participation of the CIS Council for Humanitarian Cooperation,
the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation and the CIS Interstate Fund
of Humanitarian Cooperation.
The first honorary status, the Commonwealth Capital of Culture,
was given to Belarus' Gomel and Russia's Ulyanovsk. These two
cities were named Capitals of Culture of these countries. In 2012
the Commonwealth Capital of Culture status was held by Kazakhstan's
Astana and Turkmenistan's Mary. This year the Commonwealth Capital of
Culture program is implemented in Mogilev (Belarus), Gyumri (Armenia),
and Qabala (Azerbaijan).
The project is aimed, first of all, at the creation of a favorable
climate for uniting cultural potentials and expansion of cultural
relations between the CIS member states, preparing the ground for
economic and political cooperation, developing various territories
and cities of the countries.
On 20 June Minsk played host to the 28th meeting of the CIS Council for
Cultural Cooperation. Partaking in the forum were representatives of
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the International Delphic Committee and the CIS
Executive Committee. The members of the council discussed the state
cultural policy in the Republic of Belarus, the status and prospects
of cultural cooperation in the Commonwealth, organization of the CIS
Open Youth Delphic Games, the draft provisions on the international
exhibition Art Expo. The participants of the forum also considered
the implementation of the interstate program Commonwealth Capitals
of Culture, the strategy of the international youth cooperation,
preparations for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the
Victory in the Great patriotic War, and other issues.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/culture?id=718950
Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Belarus
June 21 2013
MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) - The Commonwealth Capitals of Culture project
show the traditions of provincial cities and unlock their potential,
Chairperson of the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation, Minister of
Culture of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan told BelTA.
"Usually our countries communicate at the level of the capitals. The
project gives us an opportunity to learn more about the customs
of the regions. It is important both for the national culture and
international cooperation," she said.
Hasmik Poghosyan views the cooperation between Belarus' Mogilev and
Armenia's Gyumri, the CIS Capitals of Culture in 2013, as vital.
"Direct relations between the two cities help establish creative
contacts, intellectual communication, make them closer in every area.
We have already been to Mogilev, discussed joint projects. In late
June Gyumri will assume the status of the CIS Capital of Culture. We
hope that a delegation from Mogilev will visit us to mark the event,"
she added.
The CIS held the pilot project, Commonwealth Capitals of Culture, in
2011. The program was developed following the initiative and with an
active participation of the CIS Council for Humanitarian Cooperation,
the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation and the CIS Interstate Fund
of Humanitarian Cooperation.
The first honorary status, the Commonwealth Capital of Culture,
was given to Belarus' Gomel and Russia's Ulyanovsk. These two
cities were named Capitals of Culture of these countries. In 2012
the Commonwealth Capital of Culture status was held by Kazakhstan's
Astana and Turkmenistan's Mary. This year the Commonwealth Capital of
Culture program is implemented in Mogilev (Belarus), Gyumri (Armenia),
and Qabala (Azerbaijan).
The project is aimed, first of all, at the creation of a favorable
climate for uniting cultural potentials and expansion of cultural
relations between the CIS member states, preparing the ground for
economic and political cooperation, developing various territories
and cities of the countries.
On 20 June Minsk played host to the 28th meeting of the CIS Council for
Cultural Cooperation. Partaking in the forum were representatives of
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the International Delphic Committee and the CIS
Executive Committee. The members of the council discussed the state
cultural policy in the Republic of Belarus, the status and prospects
of cultural cooperation in the Commonwealth, organization of the CIS
Open Youth Delphic Games, the draft provisions on the international
exhibition Art Expo. The participants of the forum also considered
the implementation of the interstate program Commonwealth Capitals
of Culture, the strategy of the international youth cooperation,
preparations for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the
Victory in the Great patriotic War, and other issues.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/culture?id=718950