🌐 On September 11-14, St Petersburg hosted the X International Forum of United Cultures which became the most representative in its history.

🟣The theme of the event was “Culture of the XXI century: Sovereignty or Globalism”.

👥 It was attended by representatives from 80 countries. Its programme included 10 thematic areas, particularly, “Artificial Intelligence and National Sovereignty”, “Cultural Heritage”, “Cinema”, “Theatre” and others.

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at the plenary session of the event underscored that the Forum of United Cultures is one of the meaningful responses to the complex challenges that countries and peoples face today.

🤝 As part of the business programme, the 9th Meeting of the BRICS Culture Ministers took place which resulted in the adoption of a ministerial declaration with key initiatives and plans for the near future.

🇮🇳 The Indian delegation was headed by Arunish Chawla, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, who emphasized that promotion of creative industries will facilitate global interaction.

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🏛 On November 1, as part of a series of events held by the Women's Club of the Russian Embassy in India, its representatives made a familiarization visit to the official residence of the President of India – Rashtrapati Bhavan.

💬 Spouse of the Russian Ambassador to India Diana Alipova spoke about the history of Indian parliamentarism and conducted a tour of the palace – the largest residence of the head of state in the world.

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