The Declaration attests to the fact that cultural cooperation between Russia and the United States is gathering pace, Ms. Harrison said. She noted with satisfaction that the Americans were now getting more opportunities to get to know Russia's rich cultural heritage.
The Declaration, whose signing coincided with a symposium on U.S.-Russian cultural cooperation in the decade ahead, lays down eight cooperation principles arising from the Charter for American-Russian Partnership and Friendship. This latter document was signed in Washington, D.C., in 1992.
The Declaration reaffirms the sides' mutual commitment to promoting cooperation in culture and the arts through the exchange of artwork and art professionals.
Ms. Harrison invited Culture & Media Minister Alexander Sokolov and his First Deputy, Nadirov, to visit the United States some time soon for further discussion of prospects of art exchange between their two nations.
