London (Antara Bali) - The Indonesian delegation led by Deputy Foreign
Minister Abdurrahman M. Fachir visited Serbia to hold an interfaith
dialog with local religious and social figures.
Among the religious and social figures were the leader of the
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriah Irinej, leader of the Serbian Islamic
Community Grand Mufti Adam Zilkic, and leader of the Serbian Jewish
Community Isak Asiel.
During the dialog, the Serbian religious figures were delighted to
have an opportunity to hold a meeting with the Indonesian deputy foreign
minister, academics, and youth who have experiences in preserving unity
in pluralistic or heterogeneous community in Indonesia, spokesman for
the Indonesian embassy in Beograd Habadi Soewedo noted on Thursday.
The dialog focused on thwarting the increasing number of cases of
religious blasphemy, radicalism, extremism, and religious xenophobia,
which may harm the spirit of national unity and youth empowerment.
Serbian Grand Mufti Adam Zilkic stated that Indonesia should thank
God and preserve the noble values of the state ideology of Pancasila as
the philosophy for the nations progress.
He affirmed that Indonesia had managed to transform itself into a democratic state in a matured manner.
Indonesias democracy and reform movements have paved the path for
freedom of expression, which respects the rights of fellow citizens,
including in the cultural and religious fields, he emphasized.
Leader of the Serbian Jewish Community Asiel remarked that Indonesia
is a model country where people of different groups can co-exist
peacefully and harmoniously. The presence of religions is to promote
multi-culture to ensure that dialog among adherents of different faiths
will grow strongly. Therefore, character building is needed to allow
people to accept differences.
The deputy foreign minister stated that the 1945 Constitution
ensures freedom of religion, and the government encourages tolerance
among adherents of different faiths through an interfaith dialog program
and pushes the youth to take active part in echoing peace through
dialog. (WDY)
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