Cultural diplomacy

Lina Mendoni, the Greek Minister of Culture, highlighted the pivotal influence of the ancient civilizations of Greece and China on human evolution, the importance of cultural exchanges, and the constructive cooperation between the two countries in the fight for the repatriation of illegally exported cult

Representatives of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival took part in major performing arts events across China and South Korea in October, setting the stage for future collaborations.

The initiative was part of the festival's efforts to broaden its global outreach, with a focus on Asia, a continent where Greece has yet to establish strong cultural exchanges in the contemporary arts. 

The agreement on the program "Cultural and Educational Exchanges between Greece and India for the years 2022-2026" was ratified on Friday by the plenary of the Parliament.

Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York Dorian Branea told AGERPRES, in an interview, that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the institution's activity in the online environment, and this meant the identification of new ways to promote the Romanian values on the New York cultural market, but also a greater visibility, in all corners of the world.

The mission of Yunus Emre Institute is not just limited to project Turkey's culture or encourage cultural exchange, according to its chairman. The strategy of the institute, which is celebrating its 10th year, has a humanitarian dimension to it. "We also want to answer the needs of our interlocutors," Professor Şeref Ateş has said.

Senate Chairman Calin Popescu Tariceanu said on Monday that on the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the dictatorial regimes in Eastern Europe "the value and power of freedom" are celebrated, along with the privilege of living in democratic societies,"which offers opportunities and hopes to the majority of citizens." "What we are truly celebrating today, 30 years after the fall of the Berlin