We are aware that these charges are extremely important. No one in this country will ever challenge any government for being accountable and responsible in reimbursing its debt. Our suggestion is that while, at the same time, we reimburse the debt and cut programs without--and I submit this very respectively--making a thorough analysis of the meaning and reasons for cutting these programs, especially for the museums, as we just saw in the last few days, it makes us extremely worried about the lack of analysis of policies in relation to culture.
On September 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.