Heads of Islamic Cultural Centers in Latin America Convene in Guyana
It was inaugurated in the presence of Donald Ramotar, President of the Republic of Guyana, cabinet members, as well as a host of heads of cultural centers and Islamic associations in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the representatives of the Islamic institutions organizing the meeting.
At the onset of the meeting, Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), gave an address in which he underlined that ISESCO is bound by fruitful cooperation ties with international and regional organizations and bodies in all parts of the world, and is engaged in the promotion of a culture of peace and justice based on the values of dialogue, mutual understanding and mutual respect, through its programmes, activities and strategies. In the same connection, he highlighted that ISESCO takes particular interest in building channels of cooperation with all parties sharing such an interest in these lofty universal ideals in order to counter all forms of incitement to hatred, racism, violence and terrorism. Likewise, he stressed that today’s world is actually in need for all devoted initiatives aimed at strengthening the bonds of coexistence, tolerance, solidarity and just peace.
Regarding the theme of the meeting, he underlined that ISESCO deemed appropriate to make the implementation of “Dialogue among Followers of Religions and Cultures” in Latin America and the Caribbean as the theme of this meeting. “This is in conformity with the relevant resolution of the 7th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers, held in Algiers in December 2011, which commended and adopted the document ISESCO prepared on the Initiative, and invited the organization to increase its efforts to put into effect the Initiative’s constructive proposals and implementation mechanisms”, he explained.
Source: ISESCO
