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Interfaith Dialogue Concludes in Nanjing (2007-06-21) |
At the conclusion of the third annual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Interfaith Dialogue in Nanjing, participants from the two continents vowed to deepen and broaden the dialogue process to foster a peaceful and harmonious partnership.
| | Interfaith Dialogue Concludes in Nanjing (2007-06-21)
Participants from the two continents issued the Nanjing Statement at the conclusion of the third annual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Interfaith Dialogue in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province. Cui Tiankai, assistant minister of foreign affairs of China at a joint news conference with Senator Gianni Vernetti, undersecretary of state at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs vowed to deepen and broaden the dialogue process to foster a peaceful and harmonious partnership.
Building on the achievements of the first two meetings, in Bali in 2005 and Cyprus in 2006, the two-day dialogue co-hosted by China and Italy served as a platform for religious and political leaders and academics to address their diversity and commonality in faiths and deliberate on further tapping the potential of interfaith talks in enhancing mutual understanding in an era of globalization.
The document particularly welcomes “the role of the UN sponsored Alliance of Civilizations as a global effort for bridging the divide between cultures, societies and faiths, and the adoption of practical measures in the fields of youth, media, education and migration through its Plan of Action”.
Nanjing Statement on Interfaith Dialogue [PDF] |
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