15th Council of Europe Forum "Cultural Routes" to be held in Yerevan  this autumn

ArmInfo.  The 15th Council of Europe Forum "Cultural Routes" will be held in Yerevan this fall. The corresponding decision was confirmed by the signing of a memorandum  of cooperation between Alfred Kocharyan, Deputy Minister of  Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia, and Rui Gomes,  Executive Secretary of the Governing Council of the Council of  Europe's Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) "Cultural Routes." The  document was signed in Luxembourg.

According to the memorandum, an informal meeting of the Governing  Council will also be held in the Armenian capital. The events are  scheduled for September 2026.

The Consultative Forum will bring together approximately 300  representatives of Cultural Routes and member states. The Forum will  serve as an important platform for exchanging experiences,  establishing new collaborations, developing joint strategies for the  preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, and implementing  educational initiatives that foster intercultural dialogue.

As a reminder, Armenia has been a full member of the EPA since 2015  and is part of the following cultural routes: Wine Routes,  Impressionism, Paleolithic Rock Art Routes, European Cemeteries,  European Fairytale Route, and European Route of Jewish Heritage.