International Conference on “Cultural Diplomacy and the Balkans”

H.E. Mrs. Lina Omar, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq participated in the International Conference organized by the Institute of Balkan Studies and Center of Thracology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences titled “Cultural Diplomacy and the Balkans”, which was held in Sofia. The event was attended by the Interim Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Naiden Todorov, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Nevyana Miteva, as well as Ambassadors accredited to the Republic of Bulgaria. During the conference, the importance of cultural diversity and communication at the European and global levels were discussed, aiming at strengthening multilateral cooperation in order to promote universal human values, as one of the most effective instruments of foreign policy, given the importance of culture and education, which are considered the most effective unifying factors between peoples and this is what would help human society and allow people to understand each other.