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President Sampaio visits Madrid for talks with President of the Government, Zapatero, and MFA Moratinos

September 10, 2008

PRESS RELEASE

Lisbon, September, 10, 2008

President Sampaio visits Madrid for talks with President of the Government, Zapatero, and MFA Moratinos

On 10 and 11 September, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, President Jorge Sampaio, will pay an official visit to Madrid, where he will meet among others with the President of the Government, Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Miguel Moratinos and other representatives of political life in Spain. The High Representative will discuss a wide range of issues related to the Alliance of Civilizations’ UN initiative.
On September, 11, President Sampaio will address the annual Ambassador’s Conference. He will focus on the ongoing works of the Alliance and the challenges.

The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) was established in 2005, at the initiative of the Governments of Spain and Turkey, under the auspices of the United Nations. It aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among States and peoples across cultures and religions and, in the process, to help counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism.
In April 2007, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal, as High Representative for the Alliance. This marked the implementation phase of the Alliance of Civilizations, with the development of an action-oriented implementation plan focusing on initiatives and projects in the areas of youth, media, education and migration.
The Alliance’s focus on concrete initiatives was reinforced and consolidated at the First Alliance of Civilizations Forum, which was hosted by the Government of Spain on 15-16 January 2008.

For additional information see: www.unaoc.org
President Sampaio Address to the Conference of Spanish Ambassadors – Madrid, 11 Sep. 2008 PDF doc. Portuguese