MIR, 23 May (BelTA) - The interaction of cultures contributes to the efficient development of the economy, Deputy Prime minister of Belarus Anatoly Tozik told reporters after the plenary session of the 8th Belarusian Media Forum, BelTA learned.
Anatoly Tozik noted with satisfaction that every year the Belarusian International Media Forum draws more journalists, academics, politicians, cultural and public figures. "This means that the forum is interesting and useful. We will do our best it will remain as such in the future,” said the Vice Premier.
"We are very attentive to the experience of the guests of our forum. The interaction of cultures is an essential component in the effective, positive, and creative interaction of nations," said Anatoly Tozik.
The media forum will stay open through 25 May. The plenary meeting is taking place at the Mir Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, today. Meetings of experts, arts workshops, and a summer school of journalism will be held as part of the media forum which will be built around the themes "Mass Media: Historical Mission to Preserve and Develop the Historical and Cultural Heritage,” and “Language and National Literature as Factors of Sovereignty of State and the Unity of Nations".
The Institute of Journalism of the Belarusian State University will host a summer school of journalism. In 2013, it will be arranged in the format of the press club to discuss the formation of a new image of cultural journalism. The experts will discuss the issues of improvement of professional skills of journalists, increasing the prestige of cultural journalism, and also the ways of drawing public attention to the problems and achievements of culture through the media. In addition, the participants will get acquainted with the country’s main cultural objects – The Yanka Kupala National Drama Theater, Bolshoi National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, and the Belarusian circus.
The program of the media forum will include the CIS international competition Art of Books. The competition that marks its 10th anniversary this year aims to expand international cooperation between book publishers of the CIS member states, improve the book art, popularize the best achievements of the CIS book publishing houses. The international jury will meet at the National Library of Belarus on 24 May to select the best publications in seven nominations: Commonwealth, My Country, Books for Children and Youth, Culture. Science. Education, Art Book, Published in the Commonwealth, Grand Prix.
The media forum will conclude with a trip to the Nesvizh Castle for an expert session “Sites of the world historical and cultural heritage in terms of the state regional development policy”.
The forum has been co-organized by the Information Ministry, the Union State Permanent Committee, the CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund, the Belarusian Union of Journalists. The event is supported by the Foreign Ministry, the Culture Ministry, and the CIS Executive Committee.
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