The seventh biennial Asia-Europe Culture Ministers’ Meeting will be held in the southwestern city of Gwangju next week.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday, Some 200 delegates, including eight culture ministers and eleven deputy ministers, from 51 countries will take part in the meeting in Korea.

Under the theme "culture and creative economy," the meeting will discuss the future of cutting-edge technologies and creative industry; traditional culture and creative economy; and international cooperation for cultivating creative industries.

On the last day of the meeting, South Korea's Culture Minister Kim Jong-deok will announce a Statement in his capacity as the meeting's chairman.

The chairman’s statement is expected to call on the ASEM members to strengthen cooperation on culture and creative economy and work together for the joint development of contents industry.