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MEXICO CITY—Cultural diversity represents “our true richness as a hemisphere” and should be valued as a basic factor in development, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), César Gaviria, said today, in opening the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities.
To meet the “formidable” challenges of globalization and integration, the countries of the region need to learn how to protect and preserve their cultural pluralism, while at the same time taking advantage of its economic potential, Gaviria said.
“While we defend the idea that culture cannot be treated the same as merchandise in any treaty, we also realize that cultural industries are vehicles to express our diverse cultural visions and if we are careful to preserve their vigor and their essence, they can become sources of employment and economic growth for the peoples who generate them,” he added.
That economic focus will frame the two days of discussions here, said the President of Mexico´s National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA), Sari Bermúdez, who is chairing the ministerial meeting. Citing a recent study, she noted that culture accounts for 6.7 percent of Mexico´s Gross Domestic Product and added that all government sectors must begin to understand the economic impact of culture.
For his part, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Enrique Iglesias, called culture “the social capital of our societies” and reaffirmed the IDB´s support for promoting cultural diversity. He also emphasized the need to build bridges with the private sector in this area.
In welcoming the delegates to the meeting, Mexican President Vicente Fox underscored the responsibility of all democracies to respect and preserve cultural diversity, which he called “our strategic reserve.”
“Every democratic government has the obligation to be inclusive,” Fox said, adding that democracy is “fertile ground” for multicultural expression.
The ministerial meeting is being held under the auspices of the OAS Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI). On Sunday, before the meeting officially began, civil society representatives met with a number of ministers from different countries to exchange ideas about how to enrich both the intercultural dialogue within their countries and the dialogue between civil society and governments on cultural issues.
The meeting is being transmitted live via Internet (www.oas.org).
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