Ethnic Affairs, Religious Affairs and Culture ministries act to conserve intangible cultures of ethnic peoples

THE Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture jointly conducted a course in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday to promote the conservation of the intangible culture of Myanmar.

In his opening remarks, Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs Nai Thet Lwin said the course would help the participants to understand the rules and procedures for conservation, as well as submitting the country’s intangible cultural heritage to become listed among the world’s heritage list.

Conserving the intangible cultures of ethnic people is one of the four policy goals of his ministry, said Nai Thet Lwin.

Conservation of the intangible heritages of ethnic people would be helpful for promoting understanding among the ethnic people of the country, as well as Ethnic Affairs, Religious Affairs and Culture ministries act to conserve intangible cultures of ethnic peoples to strengthen the friendship among them, he added.

“Strengthening understanding and friendship among the ethnic peoples would lead to peace in our Union and would be helpful for building a democratic federal union inspired by the peoples,” said Union Minister Nai Thet Lwin.

Myanmar ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in early 2014.

Afterwards, U Ye Myat Aung, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, discussed the lectures to be given during the three-day course, which ends on 24 January.

Following the opening ceremony, the Union minister, dignitaries and trainees visited booths displaying intangible cultures of ethnic peoples.

MNA

(Translated by AMS)

Photo: MNA

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar