PORTUGUESE MINISTER OF CULTURE ISABEL PIRES DE LIMA HAS PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP ON DIALOGUE OF CULTURES AND GLOBALIZATION OF THE PORTUGUESE CULTURE. AT THE WORKSHOP, ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMATIC STUDIES, DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES AND THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN THE PORTUGUESE FOREIGN POLICY. ON HIS PART HEAD OF THE LISBON-BASED CENTER OF ARAB AND ISLAMIC STUDIES AT LISBON UNIVERSITY DR DIAS FARINHA SHED LIGHT ON THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC CULTURE IN PORTUGAL. A NUMBER OF SPECIALISTS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMATIC STUDIES, THE SAUDI UNIVERSITIES AND OFFICIALS OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY AND OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES PARTICIPATED IN THE WORKSHOP.
