Director for Russian-Polish dialogue centre wanted
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
21.06.2011 07:52
Culture minister Bogdan Zdrojewski (pictured) is welcoming applications for the post of director of the planned Centre of Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding.
President Bronislaw Komorowski signed a bill paving the way for the enterprise in April this year, in the wake of the first anniversary of the Smolensk Air Disaster.
The Polish wing of the centre will be located in the western city of Wroclaw, whilst the Russian one will be in Moscow.
Both branches of the centre will have a similar annual budget, approximately 4 million zloty (1 million euros).
The enterprise will be officially inaugurated in Wroclaw later this week during the 1st Polish-Russian Media Congress, although there remains considerable work ahead.
“Amongst other reasons, the aim of this congress is to let journalists from Poland and Russia get to know people that are themselves directly involved in the realisation of the centre,” said Dr Slawomir Debski from the Ministry of Culture, himself a former director of the Polish Institute for International Affairs.
The deadline for applications for the post of director is 5 July. (nh)