An international conference on education held in Cape Verde

An international conference on Education and intercultural dialogue opens this Friday in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, under the theme "Educating for Diversity and global citizenship." The meeting brought together parliamentarians from Cape Verde, the European Union (EU), the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), specialists in the sector of the education, representatives of civil society, by UNESCO and the Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS). The aim is to promote discussion and dialogue between parliamentarians and to seek common responses that reflect a Euro-African dimension. The meeting is held within the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and comes after the launch by the Ministers of the Council of Europe, a White Paper on intercultural dialogue.