CAIRO, June 21 (KUNA) -- Minister of Awqaf (Religious Affairs) Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq affirmed Saturday that world peace could be achieved if solutions for problems such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict were presented.
Zaqzouq said during his meeting with the Secretary General of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Reverend Dr. Samuel Kobia that dialogue was the base for all solutions, affirming that religion could play an important part in promoting peace in the Mideast region and the world.
He indicated that his ministry encouraged dialogue amongst faiths, revealing that Egypt's religious scholars were sent to Europe in order to conduct all kinds of dialogue with their counterparts from other faiths.
On his part, Kobia affirmed the strong relations amongst Muslims and Christians in Egypt, inviting Zaquzouq to visit the WCC headquarters in Geneva to hold an inter-faith meeting there. (end) ez.gta KUNA 212052 Jun 08NNNN