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I fervently hope that summits of this nature occur consistently around the world because you are not only making a difference, you are making the difference.
We are looking and working toward the unity of Christians, but we are looking also to the non-Christian religions, to the people who believe in God, who seek him as it is possible for everyone to seek him. And with all of them we unite ourselves going towards our common destiny, for this destiny is God himself.
Undoubtedly, Latin America has made great strides towards the social and political transformations that have touched neuralgic areas of the continent.
It is time for humankind to adopt universally shared values. Let's work together to overcome the differences of ideology, race, nationality and religion.
“I will never forget these moments shared with so many leaders and personalities engaged in the fight for peace all over the world. Once again, thank you.” ~ H. E. Jocelerme Privert, former president, Haiti
The Summit Series … has attracted the attention of leaders across the globe, increasingly recognized not only as a world class conference series, but as an instrument or agent of peace, development and transformation. … [T]his LA Summit can and I believe will be a catalyst of transformation for this entire region.
Nowadays, Latin American governments make huge purchases of war material while at the same time there are portions of the population living in extreme poverty. … This leads us to the big question: Why is that? Why do Latin American countries continue to invest considerable amounts of money in weapons when there’s so many diverse and much more important problems like lack of basic services such as electricity, clean water, roads or medical care, that governments should be more concerned about?
I firmly believe that the Confucian principles of benevolence, faithfulness, compassion and harmony can be fundamental to building a harmonious world.
People all over the world look forward to peaceful solutions to all their problems, and I reiterate that parliamentarians the world over have a major role to play, as they cannot disappoint the people and they have to rise to the occasion.
This conference has clearly demonstrated its relevance to the major objective of the United Nations as stated in its Charter, namely to save succeeding generations from the scourge of wars.
Our Creator knows the purpose of sex, marriage, family and the principles that we need to follow create true love. All religions see marriage as having a divine purpose.
The political repressions, authoritarian rulers, and the absence of democratic governments in the Arab world over the past six decades, contributed directly to the demise of these countries and over the past seven years, the spread of illiteracy, the schism among ethnic, sectarian and even political groups and thus resulted in political intolerances, religious persecutions, unemployment, poverty and a miserable way of life.