Thursday, March 02, 2006

15 Nations Meet In RP For Dialogue On Interfaith Cooperation

CEBU (Zamboanga Journal / 02 Mar) A three day Dialogue on the Regional Interfaith Cooperation for Peace, Development and Human Dignity shall be held on March 14-16 at the Shangri-La Mactan Hotel in Cebu City.
The Cebu Dialogue is being convened by the Philippines through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) with New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia as country co-chairs.

Some 150 participants with ten delegates each from at least 15 countries -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Malaysia and Fiji Islands -- are expected to attend the confab.

The Cebu dialogue is a follow-on activity from the first Dialogue on Interfaith Cooperation held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in December 2004 which was co-chaired by Indonesia and Australia.
The expected output for this dialogue is the Cebu Declaration on Regional Interfaith Cooperation on Peace, Development and Human Dignity and Specific Country-Level Commitments, incorporating recommendations from the workshop themes on regional peace and security; development and human dignity; roles of education and media.

The New Zealand Prime Minister, and Foreign Ministers of Australia and Indonesia will give their respective messages while Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Secy. Jesus Dureza, will give the opening remarks and Foreign Affairs Secy. Alberto Romulo will welcome the delegates.

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