The UNESCO events in 2010 aim to boost "dialogue among civilisations and cultures" using science, culture and communications to promote peace between peoples and protect diversity, said Zsuzsanna Matrai in a statement.
Matrai noted that Hungary had won a competition to stage four events, which she said was a great success for Hungarian cultural diplomacy.
The Hungarian events are the Salvatore Quasimodo poetry competition and the EuroMed music festival, the 15th summer university organised by the Koszeg-based (NW) Social Sciences and European Sciences Institute as well as the Budapest Contemporary Drama Festival.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
