There will not only be a commitment, but there will also be a joint action plan to build an inter-communal peaceful situation.
Semarang, C Java, March 14 (ANTARA News) - The last day of the 6th Regional Interfaith Dialogue will determine the action plan that will be discussed later on Wednesday night, an official said.

"There will not only be a commitment, but there will also be a joint action plan to build an inter-communal peaceful situation," said Director of Public Diplomacy Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kusuma Habir, here on Wednesday.

Kusuma noted that the discussion of the event`s main theme began on the first day on how to increase inter-community cooperation in creating world peace and security.

The second day saw a more in-depth discussion with working groups formed to discuss different issues, still within the framework of the theme, Kusuma said.

The number of emerging action plans improves the relations between the youth and mass media, as the media also has an important role to play in building, she said.

The other action plan is to improve the role of community networks as well as to ease inter-faith and inter-community communication.

"If the discussion is not completed by Wednesday night, it will be resumed the next morning (March 15) before the closing ceremony," she said.

The 16th Regional Interfaith Dialogue is being attended by 14 countries with 120 participants (including scholars, academics and the media), and only Papua New Guinea and Fiji have not participated.

Dialogue participants have also been invited to visit several places of worship such as the Great Mosque of Central Java Mesjid Agung, Sam Poo Kong Temple, the Cathedral, the Blenduk Church, and Buddhagaya Watugong monastery.

"These visits are to introduce each other to different religious rituals and the atmosphere of places of worship. These activities also help to expand networks," she remarked.

Kusuma added that since not all the delegates are able to visit diverse places of worship in their countries of origin, the city of Semarang is a good example of Indonesia`s religious diversity.

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