Deputy Minister of Culture Daina Urbanavičienė, together with the heads of the Estonian and Latvian delegations, General Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Culture Kristiina Alliksaar and State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Culture Dace Vilsone presented information on current developments and trends in cultural policy in their respective countries.
The Committee discussed the development of the Baltic Culture Fund and outline the next three-year period when the Lithuanian Council for Culture will take over the administration of the Fund from the Latvian State Culture Support Fund.
The meeting also presented the activities of the Baltic Contemporary Music Network and discuss the Baltic Assembly (BA) Prize in Literature publications. The focus will also be on the Baltic cultural competence programmes.
National strategies on preparedness for the protection of cultural heritage in the event of armed conflicts and other emergencies was part of the agenda of the meeting.
This trilateral cooperation format is linked to the Baltic Council of Ministers, established in 1994.
