https://china.balkaninsight.com/ en https://china.balkaninsight.com/node/4122 <span>The Ancient Civilizations Forum</span> <div class="field field--name-field-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Date</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2017-04-24T12:00:00Z">2017</time> </div> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/52" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">ivan.angelovski</span></span> <span>Wed, 12/15/2021 - 10:21</span> <div class="field field--name-field-valuebig field--type-bigint field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Value</div> <div content="0" class="field__item">0 EUR</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-status field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Status</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/409" hreflang="en">Completed</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-chinese-partners field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Chinese partners</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/782" hreflang="en">Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People&#039;s Republic of China</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/781" hreflang="en">Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People&#039;s Republic of China</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-local-partners field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Local partners</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/817" hreflang="en">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-transparency field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Transparency</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/454" hreflang="en">Partial</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Project description</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Greece, China, Bolivia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Peru and Armenia formed a cultural initiative among countries from different geographical regions that are "cradles of ancient civilizations". The Forum was established in 2017 upon Greece's initiative, with the aim of transforming culture into a source of power and a fundamental tool for introducing a contemporary, multifaceted foreign policy. The Forum will also highlight the economic prospects of cultural synergies among nations. Some experts, however, warn that this is rather a political initative and a propaganda vehicle, with a strange mixture of countries involved. They also say that the Chinese use cultural diplomacy as a political tool.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/node/2147" hreflang="en">Greece</a></div> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:21:36 +0000 ivan.angelovski 4122 at https://china.balkaninsight.com