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Английский язык для магистратуры
D
iplomacy in the Mirror of Globalization
(to negotiate)
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, especially for small and (to develop)
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countries that have a (to limit)
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diplomatic 
outreach in the “real” world. Diplomacy Island is the brainchild of Diplo Foundation, a non-profit 
organisation which (to work)
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to help (to develop)
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countries participate (to mean)
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in interna-
tional affairs.
The official inauguration ceremony (to take place)
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simultaneously in the real world (Geneva) 
and in the virtual world (Second Life), with participants in both “place” and “space” able to watch 
the speeches, interact with each other, and explore the Maldives Embassy and the rest of Diplo-
macy Island.
(To speak)
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ahead of the opening ceremony, which (to host)
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by the Geneva Centre for 
Security Policy, Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President Designate of the UN General Assembly said “Mod-
ern diplomacy should follow the changes of today’s world. Diplo’s virtual diplomacy initiative, 
with Diplomacy Island and Virtual Embassies, (to herald)
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new developments in the diplomatic 
practice.”
At the opening of the Maldives Virtual Embassy, the Maldives Minister of State for Foreign Af-
fairs, Mr. Abdulla Shahid (to emphasize)
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how information technology and particularly the in-
ternet can (to harness)
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by small countries (to help)
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them (to participate)
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meaningfully in 
international relations:
“The Maldives is not a big country but that (not to mean)
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we (not to have)
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a valuable contri-
bution (to make)
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in international affairs. The Maldives well (to known)
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as a tourist destination, 
but we are also a country that (to experience)
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rapid economic, social and political develop-
ment over recent years; while our vulnerability to sea-level rise (to put)
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us at the forefront of the 
global debate on climate change. The Virtual Embassy offers another channel for us (to provide)
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information on the country, (to offer)
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our viewpoint on issues of international concern, and (to