YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. "There is no definite cultural policy in our country." The RA Minister of Culture and Youth Issues Hasmik Poghosian made this statement at the March 16 press conference. According to her, since Armenia's independence, the cultural policy has been aimed at preservation of cultural values rather than development of culture. H. Poghosian said that the ministry has developed the 2008-2013 state strategical program on development of culture, which will be submitted soon to the Armenian government. In the minister's words, in case of the program's approval, "there will be a great revolution in the sphere of culture and a shift from the conservative regime to the regime of development."

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