Izikhulumi ezingaphezu kuka-150, ongqongqoshe bezamasiko namaciko babuthana bevela emhlabeni wonke njengoba kuvulwa i-Edinburgh International Culture Summit eDolobheni LoMkhosi Oholayo Womhlaba.
- 44 Inqubomgomo Yongqongqoshe Namasiko izithunywa fika Edinburgh International Culture Summit kuhlanganise kusukela USA, Singapore, Rwanda, E-New Zealand, Brazil, France, I-Saudi Arabia futhi Ukraine.
- phezu 80 amaciko, abagqugquzeli, odokotela kanye abacwaningi kusukela emazweni kuhlanganise Denmark, Iningizimu Afrika, China, Romania, India futhi Italy.
- Scotland's UNgqongqoshe Wokuqala UNicola Sturgeon MSP kanye noNdunankulu wase-UK, Theresa May MP (ngevidiyo) khuluma ngesikhathi sokuvula.
Ongqongqoshe bamaSiko, izikhulumi namaciko avela emhlabeni wonke sebefikile engqungqutheleni yesine ye-Edinburgh International Culture Summit, ebibanjelwe komunye wemicimbi emikhulu yamasiko emhlabeni, Edinburgh Imikhosi yasehlobo.
Manje ku-4 yayoth kulo nyaka iNgqungquthela ikhuluma ngezindawo ezintathu ezibalulekile; Isiko Ezweni Elinenethiwekhi, Amasiko Nokutshalwa Kwezimali futhi Isiko Nenhlalakahle.
Ingqungquthela ka-2018 inika oNgqongqoshe nabenzi benqubomgomo abaphezulu ithuba lokusebenza ngokubambisana namaciko kanye nabasebenzi futhi babelane ngomkhuba ongcono kakhulu womhlaba wonke wokuthuthukisa izinqubomgomo ezisebenzayo kanye nomthelela ohlala njalo.
I-Edinburgh International Culture Summit iwukubambisana phakathi koMkhandlu WaseBrithani, uMkhosi Wamazwe Ngamazwe we-Edinburgh, iPhalamende laseScotland, uHulumeni waseScotland kanye noHulumeni wase-UK.
Scotland'UNgqongqoshe WokuQala uMhlonishwa uNicola Sturgeon MSP uthe: "I'm ngijabulile ukuthi kulo nyaka, bangaphezu kuka-150 abaculi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, abakhiqizi nabacabangi - emazweni angaphezu kwama-40 - babamba iqhaza. Ukuba khona kwabo lapha kukhuluma nenkolelo yethu efanayo yokuthi isiko libaluleke kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umphakathi. Iphinde ikhombise ukuzibophezela kwethu ngokubambisana ekwenzeni ngcono indlela esisekela ngayo, esithuthukisa ngayo futhi sithuthukise imikhakha yethu yamasiko."
Ungqongqoshe, U-Rt Hon Theresa May MP uthe: "Kuyafaneleka ukuthi leli dolobha lidlale imidlalo ye-world'umbuthano omkhulu kunayo yonke we-Culture Mabaqalisi. Le Ngqungquthela iyithuba elimangalisayo lawo wonke umuntu lapha ukuthi abelane ngolwazi futhi abheke imibono yenqubomgomo kanye nokungenelela."
Izikhulumi ezivela emazweni kuhlanganise Denmark, Iningizimu Afrika, China, Romania, India, Italy futhi USA izofaka isandla eNgqungqutheleni kubandakanya Joshua Ramo, Kissinger Associates, Pu Kunxin, China Theatre Association, Wesley Enoch, Sydney Festival, UFairouz Nishanova, I-Aga Khan Music Initiative, O Keng Sen, TheatreWorks Singapore, Dr UMaria Balshaw I-Tate Art Museums, Eng Ahmad Al-Maziad, General Culture Authority of I-Saudi Arabia, Prof Richard Sennett, Theatrum Mundi, Elizebeth Diller UDiller Scofidio + Renfro, Prince Totto Theogene Niwenshuti, umculi ohlukahlukene ovela Iningizimu Afrika, Futhi UDkt Assal Habibi, I-Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California.
