Exchange in Sofia
The atmosphere in the Royal Ballroom at the Sofia Hotel Balkan in the morning of March 11 resembled a reunion of celebrities. There were academics, scholars, religious leaders, ministers, princes, international organization executives, human rights activists-reporters and writers. About 200 guests filled the meeting room of this five-star hotel. Discussion topics changed quickly, flowing in an array of European languages: English, German, French, Italian, the Slavic languages: Bulgarian and Russian, and Arabic.
The main guests that morning were 20 speakers from 10 countries of Europe, the Middle East and Indonesia-representing Southeast Asia. They had been invited to share their experiences in an international conference titled, 'What Values Unite Us Today', when violence and radicalism are running rampant in the world without heeding borders.
May 3, 2016
The atmosphere in the Royal Ballroom at the Sofia Hotel Balkan in the morning of March 11 resembled a reunion of celebrities. There were academics, scholars, religious leaders, ministers, princes, international organization executives, human rights activists-reporters and writers. About 200 guests filled the meeting room of this five-star hotel. Discussion topics changed quickly, flowing in an array of European languages: English, German, French,
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