At the 8th Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, on 4th June 2021, the Republic of Serbia was elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, with a mandate from 2021 to 2025.
The Republic of Serbia is strongly committed to this Convention and since 2009, when ratified it, has made great efforts to achieve its goals, such as creating stimulating conditions for the development of creative industries and initiatives of civil society organizations in the field of culture, development of participatory cultural policies, strengthening of international cultural cooperation, promotion of artistic freedoms and gender equality policies, as well as making various forms of cultural expressions more accessible, including through their digital presentation.
Through membership in this important body, the Republic of Serbia will continue to promote and actively contribute to the implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.