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01/10/2019. XX Russian-Finnish cultural forum in Tula
September 27-28, 2019:
The forum in Tula hosted more than 100 partnership negotiations on 70 joint projects. The National Library of Karelia at the forum was represented by the Deputy Head Irina Germanova.
The grand opening took place in the House of Noble Assembly.
The participants and guests of the forum were welcomed by the Governor of the Tula region Alexei Dyumin, he read a welcome address from the President Vladimir Putin. The President of the Russian Federation noted that the forum has been playing a significant role in development of bilateral humanitarian cooperation between Russia and Finland for 20 years, providing informal communication. Putin said he hopes that constructive and substantive discussions will strengthen good neighborly relations between people of two countries and wished the participants success.
In 2019, the theme was Traditional Culture as a Basis for Modern Trends and it involved the initiation of joint projects between Russian and Finnish museums, cultural centers, libraries, educational institutions and other institutions.
The Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia Alla Manilova noted that for the first time, the Russian-Finnish Cultural Forum went beyond the boundaries of the North-West Federal District and went to the center of Russia. Manilova said that this large-scale event was included in the agenda of the heads of both states. It was announced at a recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.
In this sense, the forum is a unique phenomenon, because two states at the highest level support the idea of interpenetration of cultures and the interaction of people making possible the creation of many interesting joint projects, including those related to the protection and preservation of our cultural heritage.
At the exhibition centre of the Tula Kremlin, seminars on the development of visual art, crafts, library science and other fields took place.
