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61535
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 16:02
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WORLD INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE FORUM TO BE HELD IN BAKU
Baku, May 20 (AzerTAc). The next World Intercultural Dialogue Forum will be held in Baku. The decision was adopted during the 8th plenary session of the Steering Committee for Culture of the Council of Europe held on May 12-15 this year. The Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Sevda Mammadaliyeva and the head of the sector for co-operation with international organizations and programs Vasif Eyvazzade also took part in the meetings.
The event discussed the budget of the European Council for 2009-2010, culture projects, Granada, Valetta and other conventions on cultural heritage, the project entitled “The Cities of Intercultural Dialogue” and other problems.
The deputy culture minister S. Mammadaliyeva highlighted about the initiatives put forward by the Azerbaijani government to promote the dialogue between civilizations and the activities on culture. She informed the session participants that Azerbaijan was planning to hold a meeting of the national co-coordinators of Europe and neighboring countries on intercultural dialogue in 2010, the Intercultural Dialogue Forum in 2011, the East-West Cinema Festival within the frame of the Artists for Dialogue Project to be organized jointly by the Council of Europe and Azerbaijan this year, as well as East-West Dance Festival in 2010 and International Jazz Festival the same year. The proposals submitted by the Azerbaijani delegation were included in the document known as the "Baku Process".
The event discussed the budget of the European Council for 2009-2010, culture projects, Granada, Valetta and other conventions on cultural heritage, the project entitled “The Cities of Intercultural Dialogue” and other problems.
The deputy culture minister S. Mammadaliyeva highlighted about the initiatives put forward by the Azerbaijani government to promote the dialogue between civilizations and the activities on culture. She informed the session participants that Azerbaijan was planning to hold a meeting of the national co-coordinators of Europe and neighboring countries on intercultural dialogue in 2010, the Intercultural Dialogue Forum in 2011, the East-West Cinema Festival within the frame of the Artists for Dialogue Project to be organized jointly by the Council of Europe and Azerbaijan this year, as well as East-West Dance Festival in 2010 and International Jazz Festival the same year. The proposals submitted by the Azerbaijani delegation were included in the document known as the "Baku Process".
