The United Nations
Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the UfM Secretariat agreed on defining
concrete ways of collaboration based on the existing synergies and
complementarities with the aim to create an added-value in the
Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi took part in
the opening session of the Mediterranean Focal Points Meeting of the Alliance
of Civilizations together with the UN High Representative of the Alliance of
Civilizations, President Jorge Sampaio, and the Spanish Secretary State of
State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gonzalo de Benito.
During his intervention, the Secretary General
praised the important role played by the Alliance and the fundamental task
developed by President Sampaio. He stressed on the importance of culture for
the future of the Mediterranean cooperation, for its great impact on economic
development and economic growth. He also pointed out the need for greater
coordination of the different initiatives in the Mediterranean and expressed
the Secretariat's readiness to undertake common actions with the Alliance and
with the Anna Lindh Foundation, which also plays a fundamental role in
developing greater cultural exchange in the region.
The UfM Secretary General also highlighted the
importance of the Vienna Forum that will be organized next year by the
Alliance, and the Forum of Marseille, to be organized by the Anna Lindh
Foundation next April 2013, as two important moments to enhance mutual
understanding and civil society exchanges.
The meeting of the focal points, hosted by
Spain, reviewed the Mediterranean Strategy of the the Aliiance of
Civilisations. As a Member of the Group of Friends of the Alliance, the UfM
Secretariat took part in the meeting and is now discussing concrete ways of
future collaboration to improve intercultural dialogue and cooperation between
diverse nations and communities, specifically on the Mediterranean region.
Source Ufmsecretariat
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