Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Angel Moratinos have discussed preparations for holding a world conference of the heads of state, parliamentarians and leaders of world religions on inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday following the meeting held the day before.
"The talks focused on preparations for holding a world conference of the heads of state, parliamentarians and leaders of world religions on inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue for the good of the world and humanity by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Russia in May 2022 under the aegis of the United Nations," the message reads.
The ministry added that Lavrov and Moratinos also discussed the alliance’s efforts in the field of strengthening inter-civilizational and inter-religious dialogue and conflict-prevention measures that have civilizational, ethnic and confessional dimensions. "The importance of maintaining equitable co-existence of different civilizations and of the unacceptability of spreading theories of the exclusiveness of any races, peoples and religion was emphasized," the Foreign Ministry said.
In this context, Lavrov informed about steps Moscow is taking in this direction, including the annual adoption of the Russia-initiated resolution of the UN General Assembly entitled "Combating Glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other Practices that Contribute to Fueling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance".
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Based on materials from TASS