Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in a joint session of Russian State Council and Council for Culture and Art

On December 24, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is on a working visit to Moscow, took part in a joint session of State Council and Council for Culture and Art chaired by Vladimir Putin on the implementation of the state cultural policy.

The meeting focused on issues pertaining to ensuring freedom of art, preserving and using material and non-material legacy of the peoples of Russia in education and mentoring, on the development of the Russian and national languages, literature, and the creation of information environment favourable for character building.

At the meeting, the President announced that he has signed an Executive Order approving the Basics of the State Cultural Policy. According to Vladimir Putin, the document “reflects the attitude to culture as a mission, as a public good and historical legacy, as a system of values and moral ideals".

The project "The Basics of the State Cultural Policy" was developed by a working group led by the Head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov.