Nikola Selakovic (C left), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, is received by Alpidio Alonso Grau (C right), Cuban Minister of Culture. Photo: Luis Jiménez Echevarría/ ACN.
With the aim of promoting common goals, the Cuban Ministry of Culture and its Serbian counterpart signed this Thursday a cooperation program in the field of culture.
The document was signed by Alpidio Alonso Grau, Cuban Minister of Culture, and Nikola Selakovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Media of that country, who has been on an official visit to the island since last Wednesday.
Alonso Grau detailed to Selakovic about the operation of the various cultural entities throughout the nation and how they are nourished by the artistic education system, which he described as the undisputed achievement of the Revolution.
The official assured that the attention granted by the country’s leadership to the sector is largely due to its central presence in the socialist project of the Cuban Revolution.
Although the largest of the Antilles lacks several natural resources, it is rich in terms of committed cultural production that has accompanied the independence and emancipation process in its various stages, he assured.
Nikola Selakovic (L), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Alpidio Alonso Grau, Cuban Minister of Culture, sign a cooperation program in the field of culture. Photo: Luis Jiménez Echevarría/ ACN.
The agreements of the approved text are guided by the desire to develop and deepen the traditionally friendly relations between the Serbian and Cuban people. and promote cooperation in that field.
It also ratified the duty of the parties to work to promote the exchange of works and experiences representing the different artistic expressions and in areas such as museology, archeology and the restoration, conservation and digitization of cultural heritage.
Cuba and Serbia will celebrate on November 4 the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two stateswhich have been characterized by respect and historical ties of friendship.
Both governments currently have agreements in sectors such as culture, tourism and sports.
Selakovic will extend his stay in the Caribbean country until this Friday, when he will hold a meeting with deputies of the National Assembly of People’s Power.
Nikola Selakovic (L), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Alpidio Alonso Grau, Cuban Minister of Culture, exchange documents after signing a cooperation program in the field of culture, at the ministry’s headquarters. Photo: Luis Jiménez Echevarría/ ACN.
(With information from ACN)