ZAGREB, December 9, 2019 – Croatia and Hungary signed a cultural cooperation programme for 2019-2021 in Zagreb on Monday, covering all areas of culture and heritage, particularly care about the ethnic minorities.
The document was signed by Croatian Minister of Culture Nina Obuljen Koržinek and Hungarian Minister of Human Resources Miklos Kasler, who is also responsible for culture. They both expressed their satisfaction with the content of the programme.
Speaking to the press, Obuljen Koržinek said that the programme was the result of good and constructive negotiations and that it covered all areas of culture and heritage, especially care about the ethnic minorities.
She said that during the Croatian presidency of the European Union in the first half of next year some specific projects would be carried out in Hungary, including an exhibition of paintings by Miroslav Kraljević at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest.
Obuljen Koržinek said that the central event during the Croatian EU presidency would be a Zagreb-Budapest exhibition, which is co-organised by the two countries on the model of the Zagreb-Vienna exhibition. She also announced visits by the Croatian National Theatre and the Lado folk dance troupe.
Obuljen Koržinek pointed out the excellent cooperation in promoting cultural programmes by the Hungarian minority in Croatia and the Croatian minority in Hungary, thanking Hungary for supporting the Croatian Theatre in Pecs. She said she was confident that the cooperation would be further affirmed and intensified in the years ahead.
Kasler said that Croatian-Hungarian cultural relations had been very dynamic in all areas in recent time, including with regard to performing arts, education, heritage and the ethnic minorities.
The agreement signed has actually expanded the areas of activity and cultural cooperation, he said, adding that he believes that there will be even more opportunities for joint events during the Croatian EU presidency.
Kasler also met with Public Administration Minister Ivan Malenica and exchanged views on the state of public administration in the two countries.
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