Pierre de Gaulle called culture a powerful diplomatic tool for restoring trust between Europe and the world

Pierre de Gaulle said that culture is a powerful diplomatic tool that can restore trust between Europe and the international community.

The International Forum of United Cultures in St. Petersburg from September 24 to 26 can become a platform for intercultural dialogue.

The theme of the XII International Forum of United Cultures is “United Cultures - Common Values”, and more than 70 countries have confirmed their participation in the forum.

MOSCOW, September 24 - RIA Novosti. Culture is a powerful diplomatic tool that can restore trust between Europe and the wider international community and contribute to the formation of a multipolar world, Pierre de Gaulle, grandson of former French President Charles de Gaulle and deputy chairman of the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize jury, told RIA Novosti.

In a conversation with the agency, de Gaulle called culture "the most powerful diplomatic tool" for restoring humanitarian values, ethics and dignity.

“It (culture - ed.) will greatly contribute to the restoration of trust between Europe and the wider international community, thereby helping to create a balanced, fair and multipolar world, striving for peace among all peoples,” de Gaulle said.

The agency's interlocutor emphasized that genuine diplomacy can be built exclusively on intercultural and interreligious dialogue, based on mutual respect for the identity and fundamental values ​​of each side.

“In conditions of deep geopolitical fragmentation and the West’s refusal of intellectual and moral responsibility, it is vitally important to restore dialogue between peoples, and subsequently, mutual understanding and cooperation,” he emphasized.

The platform for such a dialogue, according to de Gaulle, is the International Forum of United Cultures, which will be held in St. Petersburg from September 24 to 26.

“Cultural diplomacy plays a primary role in bringing people together; it serves as a natural instrument of harmony, which is much more effective than dogma and ideological manipulation. Instead of striving for forced unification, we must rely on common traditional virtues - respect for history, family, education and spirituality - to build bridges between states,” de Gaulle said.