The website of the Informational Observatory on Cultural Policy of GUAM countries was created according to the principles and objectives of the Washington Declaration adopted at the GUAM Summit held on 24 April 1999; the Protocol on Cultural Co-operation among the GUAM partners, signed on 20 July 2002 in Yalta; the decision adopted at the GUAM Summit on 3-4 July 2003 in Yalta; International  conference, entitled "East-West Intercultural Dialogue: creation of a cultural corridor" held on 9-10 July 2003 in Baku; as well as the recommendations adopted at the Inte…

“Development of the “Information Observatory on Cultural Policy of GUAM Countries”, in particular to conduct studies on conceptualization of state cultural policies in GUAM countries” (realization)

Cultural policies in GUAM countries today is, first and foremost, the policies of a countries which have been independent for the last two decades of there existence.  There political transformation, which brought radical organizational, economic and social changes, had an immediate impact on culture and cultural trends.  It is true, of course, that culture reflects reality in ways which are intellectually and psychologically complex, and deeply rooted in the collective consciousness - and so changes in this area were neither so swift nor so obvious as in others

The presentation of "Information Observatory on Cultural Policy of GUAM Countries" website created by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with the support of UNESCO Moscow Office was held on 19 December 2007 in the Museum Center of Baku in the frames of joint meeting of the experts of Working Group on Cultural Cooperation of GUAM Countries.