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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-10-29
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[01] Cyprus and China sign agreement on cultural property
[02] China ready to sign agreement for cultural cooperation with Cyprus
[01] Cyprus and China sign agreement on cultural property
Cyprus and China signed here on Tuesday a bilateral agreement for the
prevention of the theft, the clandestine excavation and illicit import
and export of cultural property between the two countries.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus by the
Minister of Communications and Works Tasos Mitsopoulos and on behalf of
the People's Republic of China by Deputy Culture Minister Li Xiaojie.
The agreement determines ways of strengthening cooperation between the
two countries in relation to the prevention of the theft, clandestine
excavation and illicit import and export of cultural property, through
the exchange of information, relevant legislation and good practices,
training of staff, as well as exchange of information when antiquities
from the other country are discovered in international art markets.
[02] China ready to sign agreement for cultural cooperation with Cyprus
Vice-Minister of Culture and Director of State Administration of Cultural
Heritage of China, Li Xiaojie, has assured that he will do everything
necessary so that a programme for cultural cooperation with Cyprus for
the period 2013-2017 can be signed during the visit of Cypriot Minister
of Education and Culture Kyriacos Kenevezos to China in December.
Li is in Cyprus heading a six-member delegation for the signing of an
agreement to prevent the theft, the illegal excavation and the illegal
import and export of cultural artifacts.
Kenevezos, who met Li on Tuesday, praised the excellent relations between
the two countries in the sector of culture, and assured he would further
promote them.
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