Canada China Joint Committee on Culture Inauguration Meeting - CCCDA Ottawa International Choral Festival Signs Agreement
On February 1 and 2, the Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage hosted His Excellency Luo Shugang in Ottawa, Canada where they co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Culture. The Committee aims to strengthen cooperation between our two countries in the areas of culture, creative industries, heritage and the arts. Minister Joly and Minister Luo took part in a signing ceremony for several cultural cooperation agreements, including a Cooperation Framework Agreement between the Organizing Committee of China International Chorus Festival and the Organizing Committee of Canada Ottawa International Choral Festival, an affiliation with the Canada-China Cultural Development Association (CCCDA).