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The creation of the Ministry of Culture is supported by the Advisory Committee for Culture

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The creation of the Ministry of Culture is supported by the Advisory Committee for Culture

The creation of a Ministry of Culture is strongly supported by the members of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Policy of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth.

In a statement, the Advisory Committee on Cultural Policy states that “we, members of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Policy of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, strongly support the establishment of the Ministry of Culture and await its approval by the Parliament the relevant bill “.

“We consider it particularly important to create a specialized state times with responsibility for cultural affairs and we consider it necessary to include all government departments and departments with responsibility for cultural affairs, so that there are the conditions for a unified, coherent and more effective management.” adds.

He also states that in addition to the issues related to cultural creation, a unified management and promotion of the cultural heritage of our country should be ensured through the State Department and it goes without saying that antiquities and ancient monuments should be included in the State Department.

“We believe that the creation of a separate state structure for culture and cultural heritage is an important step in the implementation of a more structured policy for culture. Some objections raised by a particular government department can not contradict either the central goal and the universally acknowledged need to establish a state structure for the management of cultural heritage or a bill approved by the Council of Ministers and which has undergone the necessary legislative elaboration. from the Legal Service of the Republic “, he notes.

While the objections raised, according to the Advisory Committee, are not valid, since the Undersecretariat will be directly subordinated to the Presidency of the Republic, without being related to the Ministry of Education.

“While waiting for the competent Parliamentary Committee to complete the examination of the Bill, we hope that it will be approved by the House of Representatives in order to complete the expectation that has existed for many years and for our country to acquire a unified state structure for managing such important issues of cultural heritage and culture “, he adds.

The Advisory Committee states that it is at the disposal of the House of Representatives for any clarification that may be needed.

The announcement is co-signed by the following members of the Advisory Committee:

Dr. Andreas Pittas, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Commissioners of the Institute, Dimitris Pieridis, President of the Pieridis Museum and Foundation, George Xenis, Professor, Department of Classical Studies and Philosophy, University of Cyprus, Theodoros Mavrogiantis, An. , Marinos Ioannidis, Professor, School of Engineering and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology, Erato Chatzisavva, Associate Professor, Athens School of Fine Arts, Klitsa Antoniou, Professor, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Cyprus University, Technologist in Greek Culture, Open University of Cyprus, Louiza Christodoulidou, Associate Professor, University of the Aegean, Savvas Christodoulidis, Professor of Art Theory, Frederick University, Achilles Grammatikopoulos, Actor-director, Theodoulos Grigoris. Visual artist, Margarita Danou, Architect, Stavros Kyriakidis, b. member of the Board Symphony Orchestra, Eleni Nikita, Art Historian, collaborator of the Leventiou Gallery, writer, Eleni Nikodimou, Visual Artist, Andreas Pantzis, Director, Nassa Patapiou, Writer and Historian, Historian.

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Source: politis.com.cy

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