Following consultations, United Nations Secretary-General has appointed Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé of Spain as his High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, from 1 January 2019. Mr. Moratinos succeeds Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser of Qatar, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his gratitude for his vision and leadership in enhancing dialogue with Read more
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By looking at Africa, we are restoring the Mediterranean’s centrality
Interview published by econostrum.info econostrum.info : How do you see relations between Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe? Miguel Ángel Moratinos : For a few years now, politicians have been looking again at the key issues, but also the opportunities, in the Europe-Africa scenario. However, for Europeans, there still exists considerable Read more
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A European Call for Palestinian Independence
Published by The Cairo Review No other issue has been more discussed and negotiated by the international community than Palestine. The so-called “question of Palestine” has been an ongoing subject in the diplomacy of the last century. Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire and after the secret Sykes-Picot Read more
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Farewell to Juan Goytisolo
Last time I spoke to Juan Goytisolo was three months ago, when I tried to convince him to take part in the “Trobades Literaries mediterráneas” in tribute to Albert Camus, in Sant Lluís (Minorca). His voice seemed to me weak and his tone slightly subdued, but as always he was Read more