“Rossotrudnichestvo” is ready to consider official proposals for the reopening of the “Russian House” in Slovakia, but will not independently make such a request to the country’s authorities. This opinion was expressed by the head of the organization, Yevgeny Primakov. TASS.
“We will not demand this, if there is an official offer to continue this work from the other side, we will consider it,” Primakov said.
January 20 Slovakia’s new Minister of Culture Martina Simkovicova took off A ban on cultural cooperation with Russia and Belarus was imposed in March 2022.
“There are dozens of military conflicts in the world, and in our opinion, cultural figures should not pay the price for this,” Simkovichova said.
Roman Mihelko, chairman of the Culture and Media Committee of the Slovak Parliament, positively evaluated the possibility of resuming ties in the cultural field. “Innocent people are being punished, this is a bad thing; Ideology should not interfere with culture. “Creators of Russian culture should not be discriminated against or excluded by the authorities,” he said.
They gave a concert in Germany on January 20 shutdown attempt “Russian House” in Berlin.
Earlier the head of Rossotrudnichestvo announced suspension of work “Russian houses” in six European countries, with resources being directed to African, Asian and Latin American countries.