Saturday, March 31 2018 14:46

ArmInfo.The main component of the Armenia-EU Action Plan for 2018 will be a component related to creative activity. This was announced by the Head of the EU Delegation in Armenia Piotr Switalsky on March 30 in Yerevan at the  National Center for Chamber Music of Armenia.

In this context, he stressed that 2018 was declared the year of  "Heritage of European Culture". According to him, Armenia's  contribution to the development of European culture for many  centuries, and its participation in the "Creative Europe" program is  important for the European Union. According to Switalsky's  conviction, the concert of young musicians from Brussels in Yerevan  is another proof that the cultural ties between Armenia and the EU  are deepening. "Ten days ago, the Armenian Minister of Culture, who  is in Brussels, signed a memorandum of understanding with the  Commissioner for EU Affairs, which allowed Armenia to participate in  the Creative Europe program, which will open new doors for art  historians from Armenia, and will provide an opportunity to  participate in the various cultural events organized in Europe, "  Switalsky said. 

The program "Creative Europe 2014-2020" is designed to help in  ensuring cultural diversity in Europe and in strengthening the  competitiveness of the cultural sector. The program is aimed at  improving the competitiveness of cultural and creative areas of  activity, paying special attention to improving the training of  people working in them and to support international mobility of works  of culture. Support will be provided for international tours, events  and exhibitions, the dissemination of European literature, and the  expansion of the audience in order to stimulate interest in the works  of European culture. At the same time, the program will occupy a key  position in the implementation of the legal obligations of the  European Union in the preservation of cultural and linguistic  diversity and the promotion of this process.