Interfaith dialog ready to roll

Interfaith dialog ready to roll

DENPASAR, Bali: Delegates from 39 countries began on Tuesday
to stream into Bali for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Interfaith
Dialog, which will be opened by President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono on Thursday.

During the three-day event, participants of the dialog will
seek ways to foster mutual understanding and respect among all
faiths and religions and propose recommendations to promote
global interfaith harmony.

The delegates comprise high-ranking officials, intellectuals,
religious leaders and senior journalists.

Represented in the event will be communities of faiths and
religions, such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and
Judaism.

The dialog is sponsored by the Indonesian and British
governments, and cosponsored by the European Commission, Denmark,
Finland, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. -- JP