Open Society Foundation for Albania

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18 November 2006

Upon the initiative of the Institute for Dialogue and Communication and the Greek Embassy; and with the financial support of the Soros Foundation, the Conference on the Mutual Albanian Greek perceptions was held in Tirana on 18 November to discuss stereotypes between the two nations.

Due to a number of historical conditions, prejudice, stereotypes and misperceptions have been created which affect the optics the members of the two nations view each-other. Media plays a special role in the creation or combat of these negative phenomena. The first of this kind, the Conference placed at its focus the need to improve Media performance in this regard. Most of the discussions in the Conference set to provide an analysis of the concrete cases in the recent years. However, discussions also pointed to the need for greater and better awareness in the future.
The Conference was attended by renowned personalities of the academia and media worlds in both countries. The conference also saw the presence of the Foreign Minister of Albania, Besnik Mustafa, and the Greek Ambassador, Constantinos Kokossis, who contributed their valuable perspectives to the discussions.