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The Government delegate.

Rafael González Tovar, held this morning a meeting with a delegation of the Culture Committee of the Congress of Deputies, where he has been informed of the cultural proposals for Cartagena that this body has plans to raise in Parliament in this term.

González Tovar has expressed its full readiness to support those proposals that may lead to parliamentary concrete actions of the Government of Spain in Cartagena.

He noted that "Cartagena is now a cultural landmark in our country and in Europe, and any investment made in this area is a boost for its economy-class."

It underlined that the State's commitment to Cartagena is beyond doubt, since in recent years has conducted cultural investment as important as building the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology ARQUA, a state museum unique and pioneering in many respects opened on 26 November, and the Ministry of Culture has made an investment of EUR 20,300,128.37.

She also pointed out the investment of 8.8 billion euros in the rehabilitation of the Town Hall of Cartagena, action that was funded entirely by the Ministry of Housing and served, in the words of the delegate of the Government, "to return to Life is important to the city's architectural jewel in 2007 celebrated 100 years since its opening. "

Moreover, in 2006, the Ministry of Environment became the Ministry of Defence military batteries currently unused coast, among which are Cala Cortina, X Position, Castillitos, Gables and Conejos, La Chapa.

The aim is to ensure and strengthen their protection and inclusion in the Maritime Terrestrial Public Domain.

To this is added the archaeological, artistic and landscape of Cartagena, which in the opinion of González Tovar, constitutes a privileged and highly attractive for tourism, which should be supplemented with new measures such as those raised from the parliamentary arena.

Therefore considers it of great interest that Members visit and know the city first hand, and move forward to the need to carry out new cultural initiatives in this historic city.

Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia