1983 Conference of Ministers of Education and Culture of the Non-Aligned Movement

1983 Conference of Ministers of Education and Culture of the Non-Aligned Movement
Host country North Korea
Date24–28 September 1983
CitiesPyongyang
ChairKim Il Sung

The 1983 Conference of Ministers of Education and Culture of the Non-Aligned Movement convened in Pyongyang, North Korea was the first conference of the NAM ministers of education and culture which took place between 24 and 28 September.[1][2] North Korea's proposal to host this event received acknowledgment and endorsement in the final declaration of the 7th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in New Delhi, India earlier that same year.[2]

The conference in Pyongyang was opened with the speech of Kim Il Sung on development of national culture in emerging countries.[1] The conference called upon the member states to cooperate with the new "Josip Broz Tito" Art Gallery of the Nonaligned Countries which was to open its doors in 1984.[3]

  1. ^ a b Whan Kihl, Young (January 1984). "North Korea in 1983: Transforming "The Hermit Kingdom"?". A Survey of Asia in 1983: Part I. 24 (1). University of California Press.
  2. ^ a b 7th Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (PDF) (Report). Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
  3. ^ Jelena Kontić (5 November 2021). "Dokumenti - 60 godina nesvrstanosti". Vijesti. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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