Draft plan of events of CIS Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage finalized
Experts of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have finalized the draft plan of events of the CIS Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
The online meeting of the expert group brought together representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, the Secretariat of the Council of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund, and the CIS Executive Committee.
The experts discussed amendments to the draft plan of events proposed by the member states and finalized the document. It will be submitted to the CIS Heads of Government Council for consideration in line with the established procedure.
The draft plan of events was drawn up in line with the decision of the CIS Heads of State Council to declare the Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage in 2022 and the Year of the Russian Language as a Language of Interethnic Communication in 2023.
The plan consists of six chapters and includes more than 100 events aimed at preserving folk art traditions, historical and cultural heritage, and cultural heritage in the field of art, literature, sport and tourism.
Written by: belta.by