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Istanbul to host “Alliance of Civilizations” meeting on May 31st 2012

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Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay stated yesterday that Istanbul would host the Alliance of Civilizations meeting on May 31, 2012.

Speaking at the inauguration of a high level meeting at the UN Center in New York, Atalay said that the meeting to be held in Istanbul was an indication of Turkey’s strong commitment to the Alliance of Civilizations project.

Atalay also invited the UN members to participate in the meeting.

The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) is an initiative proposed by the Prime Minister of the Government of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, at the 59th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in 2005.

It was co-sponsored by the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The initiative seeks to galvanize international action against extremism through the forging of international, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and cooperation. The Alliance places a particular emphasis on defusing tensions between the Western and Islamic worlds.

23.03.2012
SOURCE: DUNYA.COM

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