Theyear2001wasdesignatedasthe"UnitedNations(UN)YearofDialogueamongCivilizations",amajormovebasedontheGeneralAssemblyresolution53/22of1998,takenatthedawnofthenewmillennium.Persistentprogressofsuchdialoguewillbringaboutnotonlyarosypictureforhumancivilizationsbutalsoabrightfutureforinternationalrelations.Thisarticleintendstooffersomeviewsabouttssignificanceinthelatterrespect.Thecitatlonofawealthofbasicmaterialismeantforinvitingmorein-depthdiscussions.