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Article: COMMUNICATIONS: DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- November 27, 1999
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Inter Press Service English News Wire
11-27-1999
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 26 (IPS) -- A U.N. panel this week
discussed the need for dialogue among the nations of the world as
an "alternative language" to the prevailing trend of globalization
and to prevent "misunderstandings" between different cultures.
Experts in the field of international relations, meeting prior
to the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Seattle,
discussed "Dialogue among Civilizations: Call for Common Ground."
Delegates argued that, in an increasingly interdependent world,
greater efforts must be made at respect and communication among the
world's cultures, while a globalized market economy was viewed as
a ...