Brussels, 09/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The first negotiating session ahead of the adoption of a UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity was successfully concluded in Paris on 3 June. The draft text was adopted and a recommendation worded to allow the Convention to be definitively ratified at the forthcoming general UNESCO conference in October. The draft stresses the legitimacy of cultural policies and encourages international cooperation. It also reaffirms respect for international...