PH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CULTURAL COOPERATION PLANS WITH KENYA

Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Marie Charlotte G. Tang (left) and Principal Secretary Ummi Mohammed Bashir of the Kenyan Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage (right) exchange ideas on implementing the MOU on cultural cooperation between the Philippines and Kenya.

NAIROBI, 07 May 2024 – Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Marie Charlotte G. Tang paid a courtesy call on Principal Secretary (PS) on Culture, the Arts and Heritage Ummi Mohammed Bashir of the Kenyan Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage on 07 May 2024 to exchange views on cultural cooperation.

The two officials discussed possible activities that can be implemented under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Philippines and Kenya in the Field of Arts and Culture, signed on 22 February 2023.

Under the MOU, the Philippines and Kenya will collaborate in the preservation of cultural heritage; undertake joint programs between their respective cultural and educational institutions; and promote exchanges in the fields of arts, film, museum, linguistics, and records and archives management.

The two officials agreed to work closely on these areas, with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the lead implementing agency for the Philippines. END

 Ambassador Tang (left) presents PS Bashir (right) with a Yakan cloth table runner and a book titled, Flowers of the Philippines, published by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB).