The members of the committee reviewed their overall perceptions about the cultural conditions in the Arab Countries, and the future of the project “Capitals of Arab Culture.”
The meeting also discussed a study about the cultural and civilized heritage in the Arab World, and the Charter of maintaining the architectural heritage in the Arab countries, and how to maintain cultural communication with other international cultures.
The meeting also discussed the Arab cultural agreements project to protect the copyrights, the folklore, along with the application of the draft Convention of the Common Arab Cultural Market, and the Arab Convention to facilitate the transition of the Arab cultural production. The agenda included Libya’s request to nominate Tripoli as the capital of Arab culture for 2014.
On the other hand, the meeting addressed the countries’ views about launching the conferences directory, a website for the conference, modernization of the Arab Decade for Cultural Development 2005-2014, the preparation of an assessment study for the national projects, and the formation of a legal committee to provide an assessment overview and a strategic vision for the cultural conventions.
The meeting called on the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) for the formation of a legal committee of the Arab countries, concerned with Palestine, and specialized in the Palestinian cause to provide an overview and a strategic vision of the legal agreements related to the Palestinian cause. The members also praised the role of the project of celebrating cultural symbols of the Arab heritage submitted by the Republic of Tunisia, as well as celebrating Jerusalem as a permanent capital for developing Arab culture.