‘Any true and successful dialogue among cultures and civilisations must be based on the acknowledgement of principle of cultural diversity, respecting and safeguarding it as departure for a common future for humanity, ‘ Al Murr said in an intervention at the 3^rd Consultative Conference for Speakers of Parliaments of G20 Member States which Saudi Arabia Kingdom is hosting in Riyadh.

Al Murr spelt out the FNC’s vision for building a dynamic international cross-cultural dialogue based on the value, place and contribution of each civilisataion in enriching human cultural heritage.

He said there is a need for defining targets of that dialogue so as to build a common future whose core foundations are values of freedom, socio-economic justice, and tolerance.

The UAE, he added, stressed the need for introducing international legislative standards for protection of cultural identity and diversity and considering inter-faith dialogue as a prelude for cross cultural dialogue because religion plays an inevitable role in guiding communities.

‘Principles of Stockholm Declaration 1998 should be taken as a sound framework for cultural content of globalisation,’ he said.

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