Iman Chairman calls for religious pluralism in the Middle East in speech to the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council
Jueves, 20 Septiembre 2012
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Ribal Al-Assad, Chairman of the Iman Foundation, this week spoke about promoting pluralism, democracy and freedom in the Arab world in a speech to the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council (CFCC) at a central London venue. The speech was warmly received and followed by a comprehensive Q & A session.
The event was attended by many members of the CFCC and hosted by its executive including the Chairman, Sir Ronald Halstead CBE, Vice Chairmen, Sir Michael Craig Cooper CBE TD DL, Mr Peter Friedmann and the Hon. Secretary, Mrs Melissa Crawshay-Williams.
The purpose of the CFCC is to provide a forum for the discussion of international foreign relations to promote greater understanding and awareness.
Its President is The Rt. Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC MP
Its Patrons are:
The Rt. Hon William Hague MP
The Rt. Hon Sir John Major KG, CH
The Rt. Hon The Lord Howe of Aberavon QC
The Rt. Hon The Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
The Hon The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE
Commenting on the event, Ribal Al-Assad said:
"I was delighted and honoured to address the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council. They are wonderful people and it was a real pleasure. The need to promote dialogue to strengthen international understanding and co-existence in the Middle East and indeed the world has never been greater. It is imperative that people in transition countries have a real chance of enjoying political and religious pluralism and that there is an end to hatred and extremism.The international community must play its role in helping to make this happen."
