China's State Council on Thursday issued a package of plans to promote the development of ethnic minorities' culture, in order to push forward the common development of all country's ethnic groups.

According to the measures, ethnic minorities' culture will be greatly protected and developed by the year 2020.

The government will put more efforts on press and publication development, as well as film and television production work. It will also strengthen financial and policy support for literary and arts organizations as well as museums.

Ethnic minorities' culture development has seen great progress under the leadership of the Party and the government.

(Xinhua News Agency July 24, 2009)