Armenia to host 15th conference Cultural Way 

ArmInfo. In 2026, Armenia will host the 15th Cultural Routes Consultative Conference.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education,  Science, Culture and Sport (MECS) of Armenia, the proposal to hold  the conference was unanimously approved by the Governing Board of the  Partial Enlarged Agreement of the Council of Europe at its annual  meeting in Luxembourg. During the meeting, Astghik Marabyan, Head of  the Department of Cultural Heritage and Folk Crafts of the MECS, who  presented the proposal, was elected as a member of the Board of  Directors.

As part of the annual meeting of the Governing Board, eight new  applications for participation in the Cultural Routes program were  also considered, and the current status of eight existing routes and  two with emergency status was updated.

As recalled by the Ministry, the consultative conference is a key  event of the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes program, annually  bringing together about 300 participants from the member states of  the agreement to discuss topical issues.

The project aims to create a platform for cultural dialogue that  promotes the preservation and development of natural and cultural  heritage as a key factor in sustainable cultural and social progress.  At the same time, it demonstrates how the cultural heritage of  different European countries contributes to the preservation and  viability of the common cultural heritage.

Armenia has been a full member of the enhanced Cultural Routes  agreement since 2015. The country also participates in such cultural  routes as Wine Routes, Impressionism, Prehistoric Petroglyphs Trails,  European Cemeteries, European Fairytale Route and European Route of  Jewish Heritage. In addition, in 2023, the cartographic document of  the cultural routes of Armenia was approved.