Ex-Bulgarian president to attend World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku
Former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will attend the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku from May 29 to June 1.
Georgi Parvanov will chair a session called "Cultural corridors in Southeast Europe, Black Sea and Caucasus regions - shared heritage, common responsibilities, sustainable future".
The Baku Forum addresses challenges of intercultural dialogue in its various aspects regarding conceptual frameworks, governance, policy and practice. It has tackled the barriers to dialogue and faced how dialogue can best be pursued in diverse contexts. It provided an opportunity for sharing of good practices and the launch of new initiatives within this intercultural platform.
The forum will be attended by heads of the international organizations, more than 100 ministers, experts, scientists and heads of centers dealing with intercultural dialogue.
The opening ceremony of the event will be held on May 30.
This forum is held once in two years under patronage of the Azerbaijani President. The first forum was held on May 27, 2011.