Partners Forum for UN Alliance of Civilizations to kick off

The Partners Forum for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, which is the most comprehensive event of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in the year 2012, will be held at in Istanbul on May 31 and June 1, 2012 under the auspices of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In 2005, the Alliance of Civilizations has been initiated by Erdogan and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who was his Spanish counterpart at that time. The forum to be held tomorrow will also be attended by Spain on the level of deputy prime minister. Reportedly, participation of Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Garcia Margallo was caused by the ongoing economic crisis in the country.