The minister was addressing the opening sessions of the World Muslim Congress (WMC) General Council Meeting in Colombo yesterday on the theme ‘Problems faced by the world Muslim community and solutions'.
He said that the representatives from many countries have shown solidarity with Sri Lanka in their strongest possible manner by coming forward to support and stand by Sri Lanka.
Prof Peiris said that Sri Lanka as a nation emerging from a painful past overwhelmed with the brutality of terrorism, is addressing the task of reconciliation and national integration and the world now seems to recognize and understand this effort.
The minister observed that global terrorism, global warming and the current financial crisis in the world were among the broadly discussed topics in almost all the recently concluded sessions of the international conferences.
Prof Peiris noted that practical solutions should be confronted for these contemporary issues which call for world attention.
He observed that engaging in open and candid discussions, will help the world to arrive at a consensus with regard to these issues. The minister referring to the Islamic holy scriptures and Buddhist teachings said that those have provided the guidance to their followers to engage in mutual dialogue without resorting to violence to solve problems. Read the full report here.
Source:Â Disna Mudalige, Daily News.
