Ministry of Culture, Government of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Information and Culture, Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan here today.  The MOU has been signed by Kumari Selja, Minister of Culture, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India and Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen, Minister for Information and Culture, Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 

The MOU is part of the broader MOU on National Institution Building Project (NIBP) for facilitating public sector capacity development in Afghanistan.

The MOU aims at sending Capacity Development Advisors (CDAs) from India for providing capacity development support to Afghanistan. An initial indicative list of areas of cooperation for capacity development is an under:-

(i) Promotion of art and culture. (ii) Development of archaeological institutions, museums, libraries and archives. (iii) Preservation and restoration of historical and cultural sites. (iv) Promotion of cultural heritage of Afghanistan. (v) Marketing of cultural places to improve tourism in Afghanistan.