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KOSICE, SLOVAKIAKosice is a major industrial centre and transportation hub for Slovakia. Originally a fortress town, Kosice was chartered in 1241 and became an important trade centre during the Middle Ages. It was frequently occupied by Austrian, Hungarian, and Turkish forces. The Treaty of Trianon (1920) passed the city from Hungary to Czechoslovakia. The city’s most notable historic buildings include the Gothic Cathedral of St. Elizabeth (14th – 15th centuries), the 14th–century Franciscan monastery and church, and an 18th -century town hall. The city also has a university and several cultural institutions. |
2/15/2008
Venues of the IAPMC in 2008In 2008 two key events for us, members of the IAPMC, are the Executive Board meeting which will be in Suwon, S. Korea from 23-27 April 2008. The second important event is, of course, our annual General Assembly which will be kindly hosted by the city of Sochi, Russian Federation, from 13-16 November 2008. The topic of the General Assembly will be ‘The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Struggle for Peace’.
12/31/2007
60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human RightsThe International Association of Peace Messenger Cities has undertaken a campaign to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It will be culminated at our General Assembly in Sochi, Russia on November 13, 2008 under the theme” The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Struggle for Peace!”
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