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The Colombian authorities have committed their support to the Sea of Music (10/12/2009)

An interview with the mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno Rojas, closed yesterday's round of talks that the delegation of La Mar de Músicas, led by Mayor Pilar Barreiro, has remained in Colombia with cultural leaders and local and national authorities of the country.

The mayor of the Colombian capital committed to working with the festival to allow the presence of musicians, writers and artists of the city in Cartagena during the month of July.

Responsible for both administrations are already working on developing a special production dedicated to Bogota.

The mayor, the director of the Festival, Francisco Martin and the Councillor for Culture, Rosario Montero held separate meetings on Wednesday with Deputy Culture Minister, Maria Claudia Lopez, and the Director of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liliana Pulido in which both makers showed their approval to the selection of artists and performers working with the Festival and pledged the cooperation of the Government of Colombia with the city of Cartagena.

These meetings were preceded by the interviews that the delegation of the festival held on Monday with the mayor of Barranquilla, Alejandro Char, and the president of the Foundation of the Carnival of Barranquilla, Carla Celia, to enable this cultural event declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, may be present in Cartagena during the month of July.

Cartagena delegation has held a dozen meetings with national and cultural policy makers and Cartagena de Indias, Barranquilla and Bogota.

The visit also allowed to establish contacts and ways of working with officials from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, consular authorities and the Embassy of Spain, whose support will be essential for the Festival.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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