UNAOC high rep praises HRH Premier's initiative

Manama, Aug. 6 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister received a written message from United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC)'s High Representative Miguel Angel Moratinos in which he hailed HRH the Premier's initiative adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which declared April 5 as the International Day of Conscience. The UNAOC high representative stressed the importance of HRH the Premier's initiative in bolstering the international community efforts to promote peace, tolerance, pluralism, understanding and solidarity. He expressed his utmost appreciation and esteem of HRH the Premier for his efforts and initiatives that encourage amity, forbearance and compassion among the peoples. Moratinos praised the UNGA adoption of this initiative under the clause on "Culture of Peace" through Bahrain's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York. He praised the objectives promoted by His Royal Highness's initiative commensurate with basic values adopted by the UNAOC aimed to build equalitarian, pluralistic and peaceful communities to boost the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs2030). He also expressed the aspiration to celebrating the International Day of Conscience with Bahrain on April 5, as well as working with Bahrain in promoting the values of tolerance among the peoples.