A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Syrian –Armenian Joint Committee Starts Activities
Activities of the Syrian-Armenian Joint Committee started on Monday in the Armenian Capital of Yerevan co-chaired by Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Hosni Lutfi and Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan. Means of consolidating and promoting economic, trade, investment and cultural relations to meet the interests of both countries will be discussed.
Public Commission Meets in Tbilisi Amid Controversies
RIA Novosti's CIS and Baltic States Department chief, took a flight to Yerevan and then Moscow to wrap up a controversial and noisy visit to Georgia. Malkhaz Gulashvili, owner of The Georgian Times and organiser of the visit, seems determined to continue holding dialogue with Russian public figures as he believes that “public diplomacy can work better than political ping-pong diplomacy”.
Woo Indian students to Canada through education diplomacy: Expert
Ryan M. Touhey, a professor who has authored a study titled “A new direction for the Canada-India relationship”, says India is a huge education market for Canada and Ottawa should lose no time in wooing Indian students. Currently, Canada gets only about 4,000 Indian students each year, compared to 80,000 going to the US, 40,000 to Australia, and 25,000 to Britain.
The Media Should Re-brand Northern Ghana
The media have been urged to re-brand Northern Ghana as an investment destination, full of untapped resources that urgently requires the attention of government and development partners to utilize for the alleviation of poverty in the area.
Private Motive for Egypt’s Public Embrace of a Jewish Past
Egypt has slowly, quietly been working to restore its synagogues for several years. It has completed two projects and plans to restore about eight more. But because of the perception on the street — the anger toward Israel and the deep, widespread anti-Semitism — the government initially insisted that its activities remain secret.
Campaign to tarnish image: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe on Saturday said the unverified video telecast by Britain’s Channel 4 on August 25 of an alleged extra judicial killing in January was part of a campaign to tarnish the country and shift attention from recovery back to the conflict period.
Strykers Learn Conflict Resolution Lessons
Some Fort Lewis soldiers will rely on words instead of weapons as their combat brigade navigates the difficult geographic and political terrain in Afghanistan. Sixty soldiers, including more than a dozen company commanders, assigned to the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, honed their ability to work through conflict through a unique partnership with the volunteer Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County.
Vietnam’s Cultural Centre to Take Shape in Berlin
The centre, the first of its kind in Germany, is expected to contribute to maintaining and promoting the Vietnamese identity among the younger Vietnamese generations in the European nation. It will also help foreigners better understand Vietnam’s people and land.
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