BRICS countries deeply connected through values, culture: Meenakshi Lekhi
BRICS bloc and its five countries comprising the grouping are deeply connected in terms of values, India's culture minister Meenakshi Lekhi has said. Lekhi, the Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, met culture ministers of BRICS countries in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa on Friday ahead of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg next month.
«Pleased to participate in the 8th BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting today in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Signed the Declaration of 8th Culture Ministers' Meeting which will facilitate robust cultural exchange amongst BRICS countries,» she tweeted.
«Spoke on the ancient cultural linkages between the BRICS countries and how India is positioning culture at the heart of global policy making through our G20 Presidency and the need to digitise valuable collections for promoting exchange of cultural knowledge,» she said. Addressing a community meeting of local and expatriate Indians at the offices of the Consul General of India on Saturday evening, Lekhi shared some of the ideas she exchanged with her counterparts from India's partners in BRICS — Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.
The ministers discussed the importance of cultural diplomacy and the potential of cultural industries in driving economic revival and fostering social cohesion in a post-pandemic world. One of the outcomes of a meeting was the culture ministers from the BRICS bloc agreed on the restitution of properties which have been taken out of their countries of origin by the erstwhile colonial powers.
«We also discussed the need for a rights-based approach to indigenous communities who have every right to preserve and protect their own culture,» Lekhi said. «Sustainability as part of culture and
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