Luanda — The Council of Ministers on Wednesday here approved the new organic statute of the Ministry of Culture, which is more adjusted to the country's social, economic and cultural reality, as well as the strategies, programmes and actions towards national culture development, Angop has learnt.

In a session chaired by the President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, the gathering also conceded the statute of the public utility to the National Union of Plastic Artists, taking into account its goal that aims at the promotion of Angolans social and cultural development.

The Cabinet also passed the Angola's adhesion to the African Youth Charter, as a tool that sets up the strategies of performance of the member states of the African Union with regard to youth, taking into account its role in the development process of the continent.