CoE 50 YEARS OF CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS EXPO OPENED IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net - Poster exhibition 50 Years of Cultural Exhibitions of the Council of Europe will be open at the European Regional Academy of the Caucasus today, reported the Council of Europe Information Office in Armenia. The event marks the 50-th anniversary of adoption of the European Cultural Convention and the 50 years of cultural exhibitions of the Council of Europe, presents the history of promotion of European culture by the Council of Europe since 1954. During the opening ceremony Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Armen Baiburdian welcomed the initiative of the exhibition in particular within the context of the Third Summit of Council of Europe Heads of State and Government (16-17 May 2005, Warsaw), one of the main objectives of which is to foster Council of Europe action aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue.