CULTURAL VISIT

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33803, 27 March 1975, Page 20

CULTURAL VISIT

I Cultural exchanges between New Zealand and the i Soviet Union were given a boost yesterday by the signing of a general agreement of co-operation by representatives of the New ZealandU.S.S.R. Society and a delegation from its counterpart in the Soviet Union. Last evening Mrs Krouglova said the U.S.S.R. would welcome visits from New Zealand artistic performers, but their standard would have to be high to draw the audiences they would want. Cultural exchanges also provided opportunities for people to learn from each other. The agreement, signed in Wellington, aims to strengthen peace and mutual understanding between the two countries, and to spread information on the “cultural, scientific, social and economic achievements of the two peoples through exchanges of literature, works of art, periodicals, films and other information materials.” Both sides have agreed to “promote the organisation of artistic and sporting events and the exchange of individual artists, sportsmen and performing groups.” “Attaching great significance to tourist exchanges as a means of deepening mutual understanding between peoples, both sides will assist in arranging, in co-operation with the appropriate New Zealand and Soviet tourist organisations, tourist trips to the Soviet Union and New Zealand,” the agreement says.