Mohammed
Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC, has re-affirmed that
the greatest threat to the relationship of democracy, peace and sustainable
development, is the spread of terrorism and extremism under religious or
sectarian names.
In
a speech last night during the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of
Parliament hosted by the United Nations Permanent Headquarters in New York
under the title, "Placing democracy at the service of peace and
sustainable development". Al Murr said that the choice of the issue of
democracy at the service of peace and sustainable development reflects the
great challenges facing national societies and international relations alike.
He
pointed out that the UAE Parliamentary Division has presented a proposal on
several occasions about the concept of "International Democracy", that
the making of resolutions, whether through the United Nations or other
international labour organisations, must be conducted in accordance with fair
democracy in a way that the sovereignty of various nations around the world is
equal, leading to maintaining international collective security.
Al
Murr said that the UAE Parliamentary Division sees the need to have collective
international responsibility to stop the threats of terrorism and extremism,
not only by governments but also by the cooperation of parliaments and
organisations of civil society, and all active powers within or outside
national societies.
He
added that the UAE has adopted stable and basic approaches to maximise the
values of democracy in the life of peoples and nations, pointing out that this
approach depends on the spread of tolerance and values of coexistence between
nations and peoples to strengthen the spirit of cooperation and friendship
between religions and cultures.
In
conclusion, Al Murr expressed his hope that the conference achieves the
aspirations of effective and genuine cooperation among the parliaments of the
world to create and accomplish sustainability of national and international
democracy.
The
delegation of the UAE Parliamentary Division participating in the conference
included Rashid Mohammed Al Shariqi, Ahmed Obaid Al Mansouri, Faisal Abdullah
Al Tunaiji and Dr. Mona Juma Al Bahr, members of the Federal National Council,
and Abdulrahman Ali Al Shamsi, Assistant Secretary-General of Legislative and
Parliamentary Affairs of the FNC. –End-
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