Thursday, 27 November 2014

Derian invited to international peace conference



BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian met Thursday with a representative from the Sant'Egidio Catholic community in Rome, who invited the mufti to an international peace conference in Albania.


“We have extended to his excellency an invitation to attend and participate in an international conference for peace set for September next year,” said Federico di Leo, a representative from the Sant'Egidio community, which is an “international Catholic movement that takes the character of prayer, dialogue ecumenism and communicating the gospel,” according to their official website.


Lido also lauded the grand mufti for his “moderation, dialogue, and concern for religious coexistence.”


Mohammad Sammak, the secretary-general of the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee, also attended the meeting which was held at Dar al-Fatwa.



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