He said culture and art are the best paths towards regional co-operation, and expressed hope that SEE culture ministers would support an initiative to revoke duties and taxes on books and other press items in a bid to encourage cultural exchange.
On je izjavio da su kultura i umetnost najbolji put ka regionalnoj saradnji i izrazio nadu da će ministri kulture zemalja jugoistočne Evrope podržati inicijativu o ukidanju carina i poreza na knjige i drugi štampani materijal, u pokušaju da se podstakne kulturna razmena.