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Inter-religious dialogue: The way to defeat extremism
Closing the debate, EP President Martin Schulz said: “The second half of the 20the century brought the principle of mutual respect (…). We are now living in a time when this respect is no longer to be taken for granted”. He therefore stressed the relevance of promoting dialogue between people with differing views, so as to “enable us to live together with respect and tolerance”.European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Elmar Brok (EPP, DE) and Civil Liberties Committee chair Claude Moraes (S&D, UK) also took part in the conference, which consisted of two panel discussions, one on the rise of religious radicalism and fundamentalism, and the other on promoting tolerance and respect for human dignity.Invited speakers included the Chief Rabbi of the city of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, the President of the Conference of French Imams, Hassen Chalgoumi and the Vice President of the Christian Community of Sant'Egidio, Hilde Kieboom.
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