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"MALTA, CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATION" EVENT IN GENEVA TO BE INAUGURATED NEXT WEEK
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19/11/2001
19/11/2001
| On the 16th November a briefing for the United Nations | Press Corps was held in Geneva regarding the event "Malta, Crossroads of Civilization" to take place at the Palais des Nations and the Headquarters of the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) between 26 to 30th November 2001 under the Patronage of H.E. the President of Malta, Prof. Guido de Marco, the Director General of the United Nations, Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky and the Director General of WIPO, Dr. Kamil Idris. |
| The Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon Dr. Joe Borg | will open the Exhibition and the other activities at the Palais des Nations, on Monday, 26 November 2001. In addition to the Exhibition of Maltese Contemporary Arts featuring twelve Maltese Artists, there will also be a Concert by Brian Schembri and Lydia Caruana, a philatelic exhibition set up by Maltapost in cooperation with the UN Postal Administration, a University lecture by the Rector, Dr. Roger Ellul Micallef, a language conference, a Maltese Band Programme by the two Bands of Mosta, and other activities. |
| The Arts Committee of the United Nations in Geneva | will select three works of Arts from the Exhibition, which H.E. The President of Malta will present to the Director General of the United Nations, to the Director General of WIPO, and to the Mayor of Geneva. |
| Malta will be presented as Crossroads of | Civilisations, as a contribution to the mandate of the General Assembly, which declared 2001 as the Year of the Dialogue among Civilisations. |
| Further information can be obtained from Ambassador | Michael Bartolo, in Geneva and Mr. Anthony Borg, Director Multilaterals, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malta. |
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