BAGHDATIS - AMBASSADOR
Cyprus will mark 2008 as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
with various events and has appointed Cypriot tennis champion Marcos
Baghdatis as its Ambassador for the year.
The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, as the national
coordinating body for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008,
has submitted to the European Commission its strategic action plan and,
in cooperation with the European Institute of Cyprus, its final
proposal to co-fund this EU plan, a proposal which has already been
approved by the EU.
Speaking during a press conference on the occasion of the 2008 European
Year of Intercultural Dialogue, Minister of Education and Culture Akis
Cleanthous said Cyprus tennis champion Marcos Baghdatis has been
appointed as Ambassador of this Year for Cyprus, as a person who
embodies multiculturalism without forgetting his roots, his country and
his traditions.
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