Symposium

 

Islam: Fostering Peace and Dialogue in an Interdependent World

13 December 2002, 14.00 – 17.00 hours

U Thant International Conference Hall

UN House

5-53-70 Jingumae

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925

 

 

Programme

 

 

14:00 – 14:15               Opening remarks

·    Hans van Ginkel, Rector, United Nations University

·    Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan

·    Rachad Farah, Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti, Dean of the Ambassadors of the member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Japan.

 

14:15 – 14:45               Keynote Address

·    Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia

 

14:45 – 15:15               Questions & Answers

                                   

15:15 – 15:30               Break

 

15: 30 – 17:00              Panel Discussion:

                                    Exchange and Interaction: Sharing Philosophical Foundations and Values

 

Coordinator: Moustapha Cissé, Honorary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal

 

·    Mahmoud Karem, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt

·    Touquir Hussain, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

·    Heita Kawakatsu, Professor, International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, Kyoto

·    Akira Goto, Professor, Toyo University

 

 

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Jointly organized by:
United Nations University and the Ambassadors of the member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference

Supported by:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan Ruling Parties Parliamentary League for Islam