7th Meeting of SCO Culture Ministers held in Sanya
| 2010-3-29 |
26-29 March 2010 Sanya (China) hosted the 7th Meeting of Ministers of Culture of the SCO Member States. Ministers of culture of the member states and representatives of the observer states were in attendance.
In a spirit of friendship and mutual understanding the ministers discussed the state and prospects for cultural exchanges in the SCO framework, as well as the issues of developing cooperation in the cultural industry and other issues of common concern.
The parties declared for further development of multilateral and bilateral ties in the Organisation’s framework with the aim of strengthening understanding among peoples, preserving the diversity of cultures, deepening mutual respect, spreading the knowledge about traditions and customs of nationalities populating the SCO region.
The parties noted the importance of active development of multilateral cultural cooperation with the SCO observer and dialogue partner countries.
The parties debated an initiative by the Chinese Ministry of Culture on staging in Sanya in the second half of 2010 the 1st SCO Forum on Cooperation in the Cultural Industry that would involve officials from cultural ministries and departments as well as cultural enterprises from SCO member states.
The parties will encourage mutual arrangement of cultural visits and exhibitions, and stimulate cooperation within the area of their competence in such areas as staging of art shows, cinema industry, animation, audio and video production, publishing, art design, modern technology in the field of culture.
The parties stated successful staging of the activities in the framework of the 7th Meeting of Ministers of Culture.
Noting that tourism represents an essential part of the cultural industry, the parties highly rated the project of transforming the Chinese island of Hainan into an international tourism centre.
The ministers noted the constructive work carried out by the SCO Expert Working Group on Cultural Cooperation.
The parties agreed to hold the next Meeting of Ministers of Culture of the SCO Member States in 2011 in Kazakhstan.
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