Public Diplomacy Festivals

Headlines in this week’s PD News roundup focused on the role of festivals in public diplomacy programming. China is strengthening modern day relations with Iran through a photo exhibition, while India is fortifying trade ties with its 31 fellow Spice Route nations via a mega gastrodiplomacy festival. Other headlines looked at art and cultural festivals in Bosnia, Indonesia, Korea and Turkey to promote cross-cultural dialogue, exchanges and understanding.

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Photo by Todd Lapin | CC BY-NC 2.0