Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 20, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz on Wednesday evening received at the Presidency of the Republic the U.S. delegation that took part at the 9th Interfaith Dialogue for Peace.
The meeting focused on the topics discussed in the Dialogue and its role to reflect the spirit of tolerance and love binding humankind and to promote the values of sympathy and solidarity with oppressed people.
The two sides examined the role played by the Dialogue to make heard the suffering of the Saharawi people, both in the refugee camps and in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, inside the U.S. and in the world as whole.
They also affirm emphasis on the importance of such Dialogues to raise awareness about the legitimate struggle and inalienable right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence.
Led by the Executive Director at Not Forgotten International Ms. Janet Lenz, the delegation composed of priests, researchers and people interested in the topic of dialogue between religions.
It is to be recalled that the ninth edition of Interfaith Dialogue for Peace hosted by the Wilaya of Boujdour in the period from 16th until 18th November 2014, under the title “Prophet Yunus (Peace Be Upon Him) in the Holy Books.”
The annual forum was also attended by Imams and scholars from Algeria, Mauritania and from the Saharawi Republic (SADR). (SPS)
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