May 20, 2024
Cairo, May 20 (QNA) – The League of Arab States stressed the importance of dialogue among civilizations and cultures as a cornerstone in building harmonious cultural diversity and promoting global peace and security, stressing the need for the international community to work to preserve and enhance this diversity by supporting dialogue and understanding among peoples. Encouraging cultural exchange and cooperation between countries.
The League of Arab States stated, in a statement on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day for Cultural Diversity, which falls on May 21 of each year, that it plays an important role in promoting cultural diversity and building bridges of communication between different cultures, which contributes to combating intolerance and racial discrimination, and in a way that is a reflective mirror of the nature of cultural diversity. Inter-Arab political relations, and developing them for the better to keep pace with the future.
The statement stressed that the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States is an important platform for promoting tolerance and understanding among Arab peoples through its active participation in the annual celebrations of the International Day for Tolerance, pointing to its commitment to spreading the values of tolerance and mutual respect, in addition to contributing to the development of regional strategies for dialogue among civilizations.
The statement noted the unified Arab strategy for the Alliance of Civilizations, which reflects interest in collective efforts to enhance dialogue and understanding among peoples, pointing out that this strategy was launched at the initiative of a number of Arab countries, and was approved by Arab foreign ministers in 2016, which reflects the region’s commitment to the concept of an alliance. Civilizations, confronting the clash between them, striving to consolidate the concept of alliance, and strengthening the Arab trend towards supporting cultural dialogue and peaceful coexistence.
The statement indicated that this strategy is in line with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations initiative and consistent with its goals and foundations. It also expresses Arab ambition and the vision of the Arab side in this regard, as it is evidence of the prominent role played by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in promoting cultural diversity and the Alliance of Civilizations. This contributes to building bridges of communication and understanding between different cultures.
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Culture, Arabic