New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The closing ceremony of the UNESCO World Conference on cultural policies and sustainable development, MONDIACULT 2025, concluded in Barcelona on October 1, the Ministry of Culture said on Thursday.

The ceremony began with a cultural performance, followed by the reading of the Youth Forum Conclusions, interventions from civil society, the adoption of the outcome document, an oral report on MONDIACULT 2025, and final remarks.

India was represented at the closing ceremony by Amita Prasad Sarbhai, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture, who attended on behalf of Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Culture, Government of India. The Minister served as the Co-Chair for the Asia-Pacific Region during MONDIACULT 2025, a...