Attending the workshop, on the Morocco and foreign guests' side were Azzeddine Farhane, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Morocco in Vietnam; Jorge Rondon Uzcátegui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bolivar Venezuela to Vietnam, Head of Diplomatic Corps; Mr. Anar Imanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Vietnam; Mr. Saadi Salama, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine in Vietnam; Mr. Akif Ayhan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Vietnam; Mr. Michael Croft - UNESCO Representative in Viet Nam; Prof.Dr. Abdallah Saaf - Director, Center for Social Studies Studies, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco; Prof.Dr. Jamal Eddine el Hani - Dean of Faculty of Humanities, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco; Prof.Dr. Fatima-Zahra Iflahen - Professor of the Faculty of Humanities, Cadi Ayad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
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On the Vietnamese side, there were Mr. Pham Sy Tam, former Vietnamese ambassador to Egypt; Mr. Nguyen Quang Khai, Former Ambassador of Vietnam to UAEs; Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien - Acting Director Middle East - Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ms. Tran Thi Xuan Oanh, Deputy Director of Asia-Africa Division, Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; Dr. Viet Anh - Permanent Vice Chairman, Ha Noi Union of Friendship Organizations.Researchers from the research institutes and students of the universities in Hanoi.
On the Institute of African Studies and Middle East (IAMES) side , there are Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Phuoc Minh - Director of IAMES; Assoc. Prof. Do Duc Dinh, former IAMES Director; Prof. Nguyen Manh Hung, former Director of IAMES; Dr. Tran Thi Lan Huong - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IAMES Magazine; Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Hien, former Editor-in-Chief of IAMES Magazine and IAMES researchers.
The workshop was also honor to be attended by leaders, representatives of the committees and researchers of Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences and the media.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Le Phuoc Minh emphasized that "culture and cultural diversity are complex concepts including knowledge, beliefs, art, morality, law, The attitude and behavior have shown the culture, the diversity of culture, beliefs, religions, beliefs and ethics,... closely related to the peace, cooperation and unification of the nation".
Vietnam and Morocco have many similarities that is the diversity, rich in culture and people. This is also one of the reasons for the Embassy of Morocco in Vietnam and the Institute of African and Middle East Studies to hold a workshop on " Cultural diversity in national unity: sharing experiences between Vietnam and Morocco". It can be said that this workshop not only celebrated the 57th anniversary of diplomatic relation between two countries but also strengthen cooperation between the Institute of Africa and the Middle East with the Embassy of Morocco in Vietnam as well as other partners’ Morocco in exchanging information and sharing views on topics related to international relations, foreign policy, regional and global security, economic development, politic and culture….
The workshop was divided into two sessions with a number of succinct and useful presentations on issues related to cultural diversity such as: UNESCO Global Framework and Policy on Cultural Diversity; the role of cultural diversity; Cultural diversity in national unity in Vietnam and Morocco.
After two sessions, scholars, diplomats and delegates discussed and shared their views on cultural diversity in national unity as well as the preservation and promotion of its role in the new global context.
The presentations, exchanges of diplomats’ experiences, scholars have contributed to enhance academic research, exchange information and experiences between Vietnam and Morocco on the multiculturalism as well as strengthen the understanding and cooperation between two countries: Vietnam and Morocco.
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