AMMAN —The Senate's Culture, Youth and Sports Committee, headed
by Bassam Haddadin, called for forming a higher council for culture and arts to
undertake the promotion of cultural activities in the Kingdom, according to the
Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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During a meeting on Sunday with the
Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar, Haddadin
said a higher council for culture and arts exists in most countries worldwide
and its mission is to steer nationwide efforts by civil society organizations
and relevant authorities towards developing and organizing all forms of culture
and art activities.
Haddadin said art and cultural activities, in all their forms, entrench national
values through the establishment of cultural centers across the Kingdom's
governorates, and function as "perquisites for civilized development and
progress and helps the country keep pace with modern times.”
For her part, Najjar, welcomed the idea of establishing a higher council for
culture and arts, stressing the possibility of discussing ways to implement the
proposal with the Cabinet to draft legislation that aligns with a national
cultural project.
She also noted that her ministry takes the idea of establishing the council
"seriously," and as a national demand, noting the importance of
networking and building "true" partnerships with relevant authorities
to enhance the concept of citizenship and productivity and to reinforce the
sense of national responsibility.
Committee members called on the Ministry of Culture to enhance coordination
with concerned authorities to raise cultural awareness among the youth, as well
as to highlight Jordan's culture and revive the role of cultural centers
countrywide.
The Senate committee agreed that the Ministry’s budget needs to be increased to
be able to carry out its mandate in the cultural sphere.
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