Indonesia and Uruguay Forge Cultural Cooperation Agreement

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay have entered into a cultural cooperation agreement.

The agreement, formalised through the signing of an MoU, covers exchanges and participation in cultural activities, including exchanges of artists, cultural practitioners, experts and delegations.

It also provides for cooperation between cultural institutions, including museums and institutions involved in preserving historical manuscripts; the development of literature, translation and publishing; film and audiovisual production; and capacity-building through training, workshops and residency programmes.

“Cooperation also includes cultural promotion, exchanges of information and policy consultations, as well as coordination on cultural issues at the bilateral, regional and international levels,” Culture Minister Fadli Zon said in a statement received in Jakarta on Friday.

The Indonesia–Uruguay cultural MoU, drawn up in Indonesian, Spanish and English, was handed to Cristina Gonzalez, Uruguay’s ambassador to Indonesia, who attended the signing. It will be sent to Montevideo by diplomatic pouch for signature by Uruguay’s Minister of Education and Culture, José Carlos Mahía.

The MoU was signed by Indonesia’s Culture Minister, accompanied by Endah T.D. Retnoastuti, Director General of Cultural Diplomacy, Promotion and Cooperation, and Mardisontori, Director of Cultural Cooperation. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Directorate for the Americas II also attended.