MINSK, 19 May (BelTA) – The annual CIS Capital of Culture campaign allows concentrating the creative resources of the CIS, Tatyana Kovaleva, the head of department for cooperation in culture, sports, tourism and youth affairs at the CIS Executive Committee, said as she was speaking at a session of the CIS Council of Permanent Plenipotentiaries in the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth. The meeting discussed the results of the interstate program The CIS Capital of Culture, BelTA has learned.
The program was prepared within the framework of the Year of Historical and Cultural Heritage held in the CIS in 2011 and developed at the initiative of the CIS Council on Humanitarian Cooperation, the CIS Intergovernmental Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation and the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation.
Tatyana Kovaleva noted that over the years the high status of the CIS Capital of Culture has been awarded to nine cities, and the positive results of this program are obvious. "This is the improvement of the cultural potential of a city. The program aims to concentrate the creative resources of the CIS member states in two states which designate one non-metropolitan city each. These cities host major cultural projects which are carried by the city or the country, and by other states of the Commonwealth of Independent States," said the expert.
According to her, thanks to the interstate program much is done to renovate the existing cultural facilities and create new ones in cities. In addition, the CIS member states have intensified exchange of experience in the field of culture, stepped efforts to promote and popularize the city within the framework of the CIS and beyond.
The decision to designate the capitals of culture is taken by the Council of Heads of State on the proposal of the Council for Humanitarian Cooperation. In 2011-2012, the capitals were Ulyanovsk (Russia) and Gomel (Belarus), Astana (Kazakhstan) and Mary (Turkmenistan). These cities held more than 100 major joint activities. In 2013-2014, the program was implemented in Gabala (Azerbaijan), Gyumri (Armenia), Mogilev (Belarus), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Osh (Kyrgyzstan). In 2015, the CIS Capitals of Culture are Voronezh (Russia) and Kulyab (Tajikistan).
During the meeting, the CIS plenipotentiaries noted that the program has become an important international project in the field of humanitarian cooperation. After discussing the positive and problematic aspects of its implementation, the CIS plenipotentiaries agreed to take further steps to encourage the participation of representatives of their countries in the events held in the cities designated as the CIS Capital of Culture.
The CIS plenipotentiaries will gather for the next session on 16 June.
The program was prepared within the framework of the Year of Historical and Cultural Heritage held in the CIS in 2011 and developed at the initiative of the CIS Council on Humanitarian Cooperation, the CIS Intergovernmental Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation and the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation.
Tatyana Kovaleva noted that over the years the high status of the CIS Capital of Culture has been awarded to nine cities, and the positive results of this program are obvious. "This is the improvement of the cultural potential of a city. The program aims to concentrate the creative resources of the CIS member states in two states which designate one non-metropolitan city each. These cities host major cultural projects which are carried by the city or the country, and by other states of the Commonwealth of Independent States," said the expert.
According to her, thanks to the interstate program much is done to renovate the existing cultural facilities and create new ones in cities. In addition, the CIS member states have intensified exchange of experience in the field of culture, stepped efforts to promote and popularize the city within the framework of the CIS and beyond.
The decision to designate the capitals of culture is taken by the Council of Heads of State on the proposal of the Council for Humanitarian Cooperation. In 2011-2012, the capitals were Ulyanovsk (Russia) and Gomel (Belarus), Astana (Kazakhstan) and Mary (Turkmenistan). These cities held more than 100 major joint activities. In 2013-2014, the program was implemented in Gabala (Azerbaijan), Gyumri (Armenia), Mogilev (Belarus), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Osh (Kyrgyzstan). In 2015, the CIS Capitals of Culture are Voronezh (Russia) and Kulyab (Tajikistan).
During the meeting, the CIS plenipotentiaries noted that the program has become an important international project in the field of humanitarian cooperation. After discussing the positive and problematic aspects of its implementation, the CIS plenipotentiaries agreed to take further steps to encourage the participation of representatives of their countries in the events held in the cities designated as the CIS Capital of Culture.
The CIS plenipotentiaries will gather for the next session on 16 June.
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