The Government approved on Wednesday, by memorandum, the start of negotiations for an agreement between the Governments of Bucharest and Belgrade for the establishment and operation of cultural institutes.
"Through this Memorandum, the Government approves the start of the necessary procedures for the opening of two new cultural institutes, namely the Romanian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, with a branch in Varset, based in the building of the 'Luceafarul' complex, as well as the Serbian Cultural Institute, in Bucharest, with a branch in Timisoara. The opening of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the branch in Varset is a first, being the first in the network of Romanian cultural institutes in the Western Balkans," the Government informs.
The Romanian Cultural Institute in Belgrade is subordinated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute, and the Serbian Institute in Bucharest is subordinated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia.
"The institute will contribute to the promotion of Romanian artistic cultural values and the achievements of scientific and cultural creation from Romania in the Serbian space", the quoted source mentions.