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The opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Singaporean President Halimah Yacob delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Singaporean President Halimah Yacob delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
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The opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, May 15, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)