Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday announced a series of "cultural policy" goals for the 2011-2016 period, seeking to protect Chile's cultural heritage.
Pinera, who was accompanied by Culture Minister Luciano Cruz-Coke, said he received "with special enthusiasm, commitment and goodwill" the new cultural goals for the upcoming five years.
"I know it is a result of the intense, committed and devoted work of many people from the National Council of Culture and Arts," said Pinera, speaking at an event to unveil the new plan.
Pinera said the cultural policy plan is a well-established program with 14 concrete goals including initiatives about donations for cultural events. For Chile's culture sector, more than 90 percent of funding comes from public financing and only 10 percent is obtained through private means.
He said the new law of National Monuments is designed to help preserve monuments so that the costs won't become a burden for the society.
Chile's National Council of Culture and Arts acts as the country's Ministry for Culture, but Pinera said Chile needs to build a new institutional framework to better support cultural development and broader public participation.
Editor: Wang
English.news.cn 2011-11-25 09:33:05 FeedbackPrintRSS
SANTIAGO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua)
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