Azerbaijan to join Taihu culture forum
By Laman Ismayilova
The fifth conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, a Chinese NGO that promotes Chinese culture will be held in Beijing on October 17-19.
In total, more than a thousand delegates will be represented by a number of countries, including Azerbaijani officials and a delegation of scientists, Azertag reported.
This year's meeting calls on all countries to promote a shared future, push for exchanges among different cultures and lead the international community in the direction of cultural communication and coexistence, according to Yan Zhaozhu, president of the forum.
Within the framework of the forum, participants will discuss topics such as international relations, economy, culture, ecology, the Belt and Road Initiative, internet, philosophy, sociology and traditional medicine under this year's theme of "Cultural Dialogue: Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind".
The discussions aim to encourage people to exchange ideas and learn from each other to jointly contribute to the development of human civilization, and build a world with lasting peace and security, openness and tolerance, as well as common prosperity.
The forum and China Daily will co-host the gathering, with the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, the Palace Museum, the Central Literature and History Research Institute, and the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as co-sponsors, and will also receive support from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the Counselor's Office of the State Council.
Founded in 2008 by China, World Cultural Forum is a national non-governmental organization, set to promote development of the Chinese culture and cross-cultural communications between China and foreign countries.
It has successfully held four conferences in Suzhou, Jiangsu province in 2011; Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in 2013; Shanghai in 2014 and Macao in 2016, and invited people from all walks of life to participate in detailed discussions, dialogues and exchanges.
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