Zamboanga City -- Officials and representatives of the
tri-peoples--Christians, Muslims and Lumads--of Mindanao
will converge Tuesday for a peace summit in this city.
The gathering dubbed as Mindanao Peace Summit 2015 is
sponsored by the World Philosophical Forum (WPF) and the International Movement
for Peace and Reconciliation (IMPR).
Shariff Ibrahim Albani, lead convenor and IMPR chairman,
said Monday the summit is to promote religious harmony, respect, cooperation
and understanding.
Albani said the summit is also aimed to identify causes of
problems in the different sectors of the society which are often economic or
political in nature rather than religious issues; to harness mutual cooperation
and good social relations among the tri-peoples; to build trust and confidence;
and, to break the barriers and stereotype, which lead to distrust, suspicion
and bigotry.
Albani said the summit will be attended by multi-sectoral and
cause-oriented groups from Mindanao and the
NCR as well as other stakeholders and inhabitants to reach out a wide spectrum
of society and build a broad-based popular movement for peace, unity and
progress.
He said one way to promote peace and development is to
encourage inter-community dialogue and cross-cultural interaction.
“We believe that the solemn and keen understanding of
religion, culture and tradition as well building mutual respect and cooperation
can be formidable instrument in the pursuit of harmony and peace,” he said.
He said the summit will culminate with the signing of
manifesto of support, commitment and cooperation to peace and unity.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=837861
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