Ambassador Bokova visits Morocco
Ambassador Irina Bokova, the Bulgarian candidate for the post of Director-General of UNESCO, visited Morocco on August 26, 2009.
In Rabat, Ambassador Bokova held talks with Mrs Latifa Akharbache, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco, and with Mrs Satiha Sadas, Head of the Office of the Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco.
During the talks, Ambassador Bokova stated in detail her vision of the place, role, and future of UNESCO, pointing out the advantages of the Bulgarian candidacy. She presented her strategy on the development of UNESCO, discussed the priorities of the Organisation and its ongoing reform, setting forth her view on the need for it to be continued.
In the course of the talks, Ambassador Bokova and her Moroccan hosts shared the opinion that the struggle of ideas and views on the future of UNESCO as presented by the separate candidates will greatly benefit the strengthening of the Organisation, the influence of which should be enhanced against the backdrop of the global economic and financial crisis, and of the need for a meaningful and effective dialogue among civilizations, religions, and cultures.
Later that day, a cocktail party was given at the Bulgarian Embassy in honour of Mrs Irina Bokova. It was attended by Directors-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, by ambassadors of the European Regional Group, by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mr Kitín Muñoz, as well as by university professors and renouned Moroccan public figures.