Nigeria, April 15 -- By Associate Professor Ksenia Tabarinzeva-Romanova

Culture is an integral part of modern international relations. Unfortunately, its role in the foreign policy agenda remains underestimated, for example, not a single UN sustainable development goal is directly related to culture. In times of crisis, cultural cooperation remains the only "stream" for interaction between states. It is with culture that acquaintance with a new country begins for further development and deepening of bilateral cooperation.

Methodologically, intercultural interaction should be studied from the point of view of the civilizational approach and the concept of "soft power". It is also the result of cultural diplomacy of both parties. Cultural...