The Slovenian President, Dr Danilo Türk, hosted a reception on the occasion of the 43rd International Writers’ Meeting. In his address, he first pointed out that Slovenia is especially pleased to have the opportunity of hosting this year’s meeting, under the auspices of PEN International, since last year its capital took pride in being UNESCO’s World Book Capital City.
The President went on to address one of the topics discussed by the writers at this year’s meeting, namely the issue of interconnecting various cultures at a time of intense migration. Today this issue is particularly topical, said Dr Türk, as he drew attention to the recent withdrawal of certain important European countries from the concept of multiculturalism. |