First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Takes Part in 9th Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace

First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohamed Sibari, is taking part in the 9^th Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace, held on March 26-28, in the United Arab Emirates.

During the Session, held at the seat of the Federal National Council in Abu Dhabi with more than 60 world parliamentarians, Rep. Mohamed Sibari gave a statement where he highlighted the strength of the values of tolerance and coexistence in the Arab Islamic civilization. He also added that tolerance is an open invitation to the other to advance towards a common horizon and contribute to building a joint future.

The Deputy Speaker of the House added that constructing a modern world that prioritizes security, stability, peace, cooperation, and solidarity amongst peoples requires an accommodating spirit that continuously renews the culture of tolerance based on the accumulated human knowledge and achievements in human rights, democratic practices, model political regimes, as well as in the historical, development and economic construction.

In his participation in the meeting of the Peace Cultivating Committee of the IPTP, Rep. Mohamed Sibari underlined the distinction of the Kingdom of Morocco in coexistence between religions and ethnicities throughout history, highlighting the role and importance of school and media programs in broadcasting the culture of peace in the world. He also stressed the necessity of electronic peace and the imperative of thinking about mechanisms to establish the culture of peace, tolerance, and coexistence on electronic media and curb the internet's usage to disseminate the culture of extremism, terrorism, separatism, and intolerance.

On the sidelines of the event, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives held talks with the President of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace, Ms. Margarita Restrepo, a Colombian House of Representatives member. The two parties discussed the means to consolidate the bilateral ties linking the governments and parliaments of the two countries. In addition, Rep. Sibari seized the opportunity to commend the position of Colombia in favor of the Moroccan Sahara and to laud the excellent political bonds between the two countries. He also called for opening new areas of bilateral cooperation, mainly in trade and culture.

On another note, Rep. Mohamed Sibari is expected to take part in the Conference on Tolerance and Coexistence, which will be organized under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan, the Emirati Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, with the presence of various participants from the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace, in addition to representatives of several regional and international organizations.

It should be noted that the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace, chaired by the Colombian Representative Margarita Restrepo, is the parliamentary arm of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, which is a non-governmental organization concerned with the consolidation of supreme human values and the dissemination of the values of tolerance and peace between peoples and countries according to UN orientations. Mr. Ahmed Bin Mohammad Al-Jarwan chairs the Council.