The respected Berlin based Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, today invited Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, to join a panel discussion on “The Future of the United Nations in a Globalized World: Revision and Reform,” at the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2011 in Berlin.

Speaking to a distinguished audience of former world leaders, diplomats, scholars, political figures and students, Ribal said:

“The U.N. Security Council cannot remain silent. It must pass a clear and unequivocal resolution, which calls on the Syrian regime to end its violent repression immediately and imposes sanctions against regime members for their actions.”

The distinguished panel was moderated by H. E. Amb. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider (Former Ambassador of the United States to the Netherlands). It comprised of Ribal Al-Assad, The Hon. Dr. Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania), The Hon. Rexhep Meidani (Former President of Albania), The Hon. Sir James R. Mancham (Former President of the Republic of Seychelles), The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson (Former United States Senator from Arkansas), The Hon. Dr. Vasile Puscas (Former Romanian Minister for European Affairs), The Hon. Dr. Zvonimir Paul Separovic (Former Minister of Justice, Republic of Croatia) and H.E. Ambassador Eddy Pratomo (Ambassador of Indonesia to Germany).