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29 April

• The Director-General opens the Colloquium “Agreement on cultural diversity: a new era in world landscape? ” organized at the National Theater of Chaillot in Paris
  On April 27, 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, opened a colloquium organized by Culturesfrance, French organism operator of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Communication to promote international cultural exchanges, on “the agreement on cultural diversity: a new era in world landscape? ”

27 April

• Director-General signs an agreement for the creation of a Chinese garden at UNESCO Headquarters
  On 24 April 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Mr Zhang Xinsheng, Chinese Vice-Minister of Education, former mayor of the city of Suzhou, and former Chairman of UNESCO’s Executive Board, by which the Suzhou Municipal Government has offered to donate to UNESCO a Chinese Classic Garden of Suzhou to be constructed at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris.

• UNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s membership to UNESCO
  On 21 April 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, launched a Commemorative Book marking the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s membership to UNESCO together with the country’s Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. The ceremony took place at the Organization’s Headquarters on the margins of the 181st session of UNESCO’s Executive Board with the participation of Malaysia’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Mr Kenneth J. Luis, as well as numerous Ambassadors and representatives from Member States.

21 April

• The Director-General inaugurates the exhibition on the millenium in Lithuania
  The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, inaugurated on April 17, 2009, at the UNESCO Headquarters, an exhibition entitled “Lithuania Millenium: culture and history”. in the ceremony also participated: Mr. Vygaudas Usackas, Minister of Foreign affairs of Lithuania; Mrs Ina Marciulionyte, Ambassador and permanent Delegate of Lithuania for UNESCO, and Mrs Tadelech - Mikael haile, Ambassador and permanent Delegate of Ethiopia for UNESCO.

15 April

• UNESCO celebrates the 2200th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  On 2 April 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, inaugurated an exhibition to mark the 2200th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the Organisation’s Headquarters. Mr Matsuura was joined by Ms Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Uzbekistan to UNESCO, Mr Khamidulla Kharamatov, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, and Mr Nizom Bakhtiyarov, Deputy Mayor of Tashkent.