On August 15-16, 2001, Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, hosted the international symposium "Dialogue of Civilizations: Interaction of Nomadic and Other Cultures of Central Asia", organized by the UNESCO International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations (MIICC, headquartered in Ulaanbaatar) with the assistance of the National Commission for UNESCO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Mongolia. sciences of Mongolia. It should be noted that the above-mentioned institute, headed by the Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia B. Enkhtuvshin, was established in 1998, but in a short period of time managed to organize a number of major scientific events, including the international symposium " Nomads and the use of pastures at the present time "(Ulaanbaatar, December 13-15, 1999) 1, the National Seminar " Nomads and Energy Supply "(jointly with the Renewable Energy Corporation and the Corporation of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Technology and Production of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, January 25, 2001) 2 , Symposium "Changes and Stability of Pasture Management Systems in East and Central Asia" (jointly with some regional international organizations, Ulaanbaatar, Russia).Bator, June 28-July 1, 2001), etc. More than 70 scientists from 17 countries, including Russia, China, Japan, Germany, USA, France, Canada, Finland, Iran, Hungary, Poland, etc. participated in the symposium "Dialogue of Civilizations: Interaction of nomadic and other cultures of Central Asia". The most representative delegations were from Russia (about 30 people), China (about 20) and Mongolia. More than 60 reports and presentations were heard and discussed at the plenary and breakout sessions (two sections worked in parallel). A brief analysis of the forum materials, including discussions, information exchange, mutual consultations, meetings and conversations with Mongolian nomadic livestock breeders, etc., showed that the scientifi ... Читать далее