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Ms Dace Melbārde Mr Indrek Saar Mr Mindaugas Kvietkauskas Minister for Culture of the Minister of Culture of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia Republic of Estonia Republic of Lithuania 25 February 2019 1/0219 - 74 Honourable Ministers, On behalf of the Baltic Assembly, we would like to reiterate the importance of the establishment of the Baltic Culture Fund to promote cultural partnerships and strengthen cultural ties among our countries. Members of the Baltic Assembly have thoroughly discussed the Baltic Culture Fund during the recent meeting of the Education, Science and Culture Committee. We hold a firm view that translation and publications of works of the Baltic Assembly Prize winners for literature has to be an integral part of the funding of the Baltic Culture Fund. We would like to remind that translation and publishing of the works of the Baltic Assembly Prize winners for literature was one of our appeals and principles when developing the whole initiative of the Baltic Culture Fund. Members of the Baltic Assembly believe that the Baltic Culture Fund shall automatically provide funding for translation and publication of the works of the Baltic Assembly Prize winners in Literature. We strongly believe that the work of the Baltic Culture Fund will strengthen coherence and solidity of our Region, promote continuous interest of our people about the developments in the Baltic States as well as promote and reinforce Baltic achievements in culture. We would like to ask you to provide an answer about the translation and publishing of the works of the Baltic Assembly Prize winners for literature in writing by 21 March 2019. Sincerely yours, President of Vice President of Vice President of the Baltic Assembly the Baltic Assembly the Baltic Assembly Jānis Vucāns Aadu Must Valerijus Simulik Republic of Latvia Republic of Estonia Republic of Lithuania Contact person: Anete Kalnāja, [email protected]