Seoul, 16th September 2018
The fifth edition of the Black Sea – Baltic Sea Forum it was organized by the International Centre for Black Sea – Baltic Studies and consensus practices” based in Ukraine, and had as its main topic the sharing of common experiences on behalf of countries in Eastern Europe and in Asia in the transitional process from Communist dictatorships to democratic societies and the perspectives for cooperation towards a lasting peace. The event was attended by Ghenadi Burbulis, Prime – Vice- Prime Minister of the Russian Federation between 1990 and 1992, the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, the former president of the Republic of Moldova, Petru Lucinschi, and the first democratically-elected president of Belarus, Stanislav Shushkevich. The Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization was represented by the President of the Scientific Council, Emil Constantinescu. The 6-th edition of the Black Sea – Baltic Sea Forum will take place in Paris, between the 7th and 9th of November 2018, and will have the theme of “Greater Europe at the turn of the 20th – 21st centuries: challenges and threats, solidarity and responsibility”. This occasion will also see the signing of a memorandum of understanding, “Through dialogue to trust, consensus and peace.”
