(BNA): Board of Trustees Chairman of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence, Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, received First Secretary at the Delegation of the European Union in Riyadh accredited to Bahrain Angelos Lenos.
The meeting discussed ways of cooperation between the center and the EU in organizing joint activities in the fields of tolerance and peaceful coexistence, ways to benefit from the programs and courses offered by the center at the King Hamad Cyber Peace Academy and the King Hamad Program for Faith in Leadership in cooperation with Oxford and Cambridge universities.
The chairman reviewed the history of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in the Kingdom, the efforts of Bahraini rulers throughout history in promoting the march of tolerance among all spectrums of society, and the development and growth that the country reached during the prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
He praised the level of friendship and cooperation relations between Bahrain and the EU countries, and the good efforts made by the delegation to strengthen bilateral relations that contributes in promoting freedoms and establishing principles of respect for differences and the preservation of human dignity.
The first secretary expressed his appreciation for the efforts to spread the values of tolerance and coexistence between different spectrums locally and globally, praising the Kingdom’s efforts under the leadership of His Majesty the King in promoting the peace process in the region.
Source: Bahrain News Agency