Council of Europe Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland has signed an agreement with the London-based MBI Al Jaber Foundation, in order to develop cooperation on Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Thorbjørn Jagland has today been elected as the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He enters his new position October 1, 2009.

The dinner at Akershus Castle was followed by a conference at Gamle Logen, Friday 29th May. High Officials attended this conference. It was an honor to have HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit present during the Opening Session, but also national and international ministers, politicians, ambassadors and high level experts participated at the conference.

The conference report and some of the presentations from the EWC Inauguration Conference in May are now available online. Ministers, politicians, ambassadors and high level experts attended the conference.