TIRANA, Nov. 17 – The Global Council for Tolerance and Peace has held a global conference in Malta to mark the International Day for Tolerance, bringing together key international representatives.
Every year on Nov. 16, the International Day for Tolerance generates awareness of the dangers of intolerance. Since its inception by the UN in 1995, marking the means working to strengthen tolerance by fostering mutual understanding among cultures and peoples.
Organized under the care of Maltese President George Villa, the conference was chaired by Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, and in the presence of Speaker of Maltese Parliament Angelo Farugia, and a group of officials, parliamentarians and world-renowned academics in the field of tolerance and peace, at the Verdala Palace Hall in Malta.
Albania was represented by Dr. Arben Ramkaj, Executive Director of the Interreligious Institute and President of the Center for Interreligious Cooperation as well as Dr. Albert Rakipi, President of the Albanian Institute for International Studies.
Maltese President Villa welcomed the guests of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace and his partners participating in the conference, thanking the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace for organizing such a global celebration, in support of the process of spreading and strengthening tolerance efforts.
In his remarks, the Maltese President mentioned that Malta is proud of the presence of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, emphasizing the fact that his country continued to provide support for the Council and its directions, and noted the importance of celebrating the International Day for Tolerance because of the promotion of the importance of tolerance.
A number of officials, parliamentarians and academics delivered various speeches marking the International Day for Tolerance and Peace, in which they provided an open call for various initiatives to promote a culture of tolerance and peace.
GCTP President Al-Jarwan thanked the Maltese president, government, parliament and people of the Republic of Malta for organizing this global ceremony.
“Tolerance and peace are an urgent necessity and a way of life, required by monotheistic religions and from all cultures,” said GCTP President Al-Jarwan, adding “On behalf of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, Dr. George Villa, President of the Republic of Malta, Al-Jarwan is presented with the shield of the International Day for Tolerance.”
In his remarks, Maltese Speaker of Parliament Farugia stressed the fact that the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace has become an international umbrella that unites all international, parliamentary and educational efforts to uphold and promote the values of tolerance and peace around the globe.
The Global Council for Tolerance and Peace will study and support all relevant initiatives to establish and promote a culture of tolerance and peace around the world.
