Athens, October 3, 2013
Along with religious aspects of modern civilization, over 500 participants from 80 different countries at the plenary meetings, 16 breakup groups and round tables will discuss the situation in the world during the crisis, the problems of Eurasian integration, family, education, culture and new technologies.
The plight of Christians in the Middle East region will Also be discussed. Early in September in Vienna, coordination board members of "the dialogue of civilizations" adopted a resolution on Syria in which they firmly condemned use of force in resolving the conflict.
At the beginning of the new millennium, the forum was founded by the Indian thinker Jagdish C. Kapur, the Greek businessman Nicolas Papanikolaou, and the Vladimir Yakunin, the president of the Russian Railways, as a discussion area of topical issues in the period of globalization.
The forum is supported by state, public, religious leaders, scientists and cultural figures of European and Asian countries, states of the Middle East, North and South America. The forum works together with many public organizations and international institutions worldwide. They include: the UN, UNESCO, The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, the Council of Europe, and the Organization of Islamic Conference.
