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Sixty Countries confirm participation in Global Meet on dialogue among civilizations
New Delhi: July 4, 2003

Sixty countries including Pakistan, China and Japan have so far confirmed their participation in the global meet on "Dialogue Among Civilizations", opening here next week. The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee will inaugurate the two-day meeting being jointly organised by the Government of India and UNESCO. The DG, UNESCO will preside. All member countries of the UNESCO have been invited for participation at ministerial level. Some countries including Pakistan is sending a non-ministerial one. The last such conference was initiated by Iran in 1998.

Addressing Foreign Media here today, the Minister for Human Resource Development and Science & Technology, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi said that developments since then have necessitated continuation of the dialogue and all countries of UNESCO feel that India is best suited to host the event, as it believes in dialogue. He said the aim is to promote growing interdependence among nations, bring civilizations closer and establish a world free of conflicts.

Dr. Joshi said that three sub-themes have been chosen i.e. Education, Science & Technology and Ethical Values to go about freeing the world from conflicts and violence. He said education is necessary to create a mind-set and promote dialogue. Science & Technology is a mechanism to uplift people and end disparities. Ethical values are very important for understanding each other, promote tolerance and compassion and accept plurality.

At the end of the conference a Delhi Declaration will be issued spelling out the future strategy for human advancement and world peace.

Press Release by: PIB/VKS/CS..S&T.4.7.03
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