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28 November

• The Director-General participates in the 90th anniversary celebrations of Latvia
  On 27 November 2008, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ms Helena Demakova, Minister of Culture of Latvia, opened an exhibition on the Latvian song and dance celebrations entitled “The Largest Choir in the World/When Many Become One”. The exhibit was organized at UNESCO Headquarters as part of the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Republic of Latvia. Ambassador Karklins, Permanent Delegate of Latvia to UNESCO also attended the ceremony.

10 November

• Director-General meets with President Abdullah Gül of the Republic of Turkey and opens the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
  From 3 to 6 November, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, visited Turkey to attend the third session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Istanbul, 4-8 November 2008). Ambassador Ali Tinaz Tuygan, Permanent Delegate of Turkey to UNESCO, accompanied the Director-General throughout his visit.

• The Director-General signs a Cooperation Agreement with FLACSO
  On 7 November 2008, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, signed an Agreement with Mr Francisco Rojas Aravena, Secretary-General of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), which renews the long-standing cooperation between the two organizations. Also present at the signing ceremony were Mr Adrián Bonilla, Director of FLACSO Ecuador, and a large number of Ambassadors, Permanent Delegates and Representatives from Latin American and Caribbean Member States to UNESCO that are also members of FLACSO.

• The Director-General addresses the Copenhagen Conference on “Education for Intercultural Understanding and Dialogue”
  On 21 October 2008, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, participated in the high-level inaugural segment of the Copenhagen Conference on “Education for Intercultural Understanding and Dialogue”, which he co-chaired with the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Per Stig Møller.