ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES REGULATION FOR PROTECTION OF NON-MATERIAL HERITAGE AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved the
regulation for protection of non-material cultural heritage. The press
service of the Armenian government reported that this regulation will
contribute to protection and redemption from oblivion non-material
cultural values, as well as to increase the efficiency of research
works implemented in this sector by cultural and research institutes
and individual researchers.

The regulation is aimed at preserving and studying folk traditions
of national minorities and development of their cultures.

The objectives and aims of the regulation correspond to the Armenian
public policy on culture, ratified by the government on the basis of
the international convention of UNESCO "On Protection of Non-Material
Cultural Heritage" and the strategic program on poverty reduction.