DOES ARMENIA NEED A MINISTRY OF CULTURE?
Panorama.am
16:25 10/05/06
One-time minister of Armenian culture Hakob Movses has a direct
answer to the question. “Armenian Ministry of Culture is an unneeded
structure.” He says that basing his considerations on the peculiarities
of the Armenian culture.
Armenian Revolutionary Party member Ruben HOVSEPYAN, however, does
not agree. “Ministry of culture is necessary to regulate cultural
centers,” he says. R.
Hovsepyan, however does not approve the fact of party membership of
the ministry of culture.
Hakob Movses expresses his dissatisfaction with the fact that the
sector is affiliated to parties through the ministry. He quotes
international experience saying that some countries lack at all any
agency on culture regulation. “Only those countries need ministry of
culture which culture is civilized,” he says. He brings an example
of the Armenian theaters, which are state-sponsored but in fact are
properties of general producers.