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Resolutions of the ATATURK
PEACE CULTURE CONFERENCE IV IFLAC: PAVE
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1) The Conference expressed its sincere thanks to the organizers of
the IFLAC- TURKEY ATATURK Conference, Dr. Husamettin
Olgun, President of the Conference,
and to Prof. Ada Aharoni, for giving new
multicultural directions to IFLAC, especially in the cooperation with
key governmental leaders, including His Excellency the Minister of
Religious Affairs, Dr. Mehmet Aydin,
and Minister of Culture Dr.Halman Talaat. Special appreciation was expressed to Dr. Talaat for introducing us to the Human and Peace Values
in Yunus Emre's Poetry - 2) The Conference has decided to
establish an IFLAC Pave Peace Foundation. Dr. Ernesto Kahan, Vice President of Iflac, together
with Vice President Ambassador Safwat Ayoub, will explore the possibilities of
establishing this foundation. The sponsorship of institutions and
possible funding will be investigated, and presented to Prof. Ada Aharoni and to the IFLAC
Board for approval. 3) The 5th IFLAC PAVE PEACE
Conference will be held in Chennai, India, in 2004, and it will be
organized by Dr. Sethu Kumanan,
the President of IFLAC in India, in cooperation with Dr. Ada
Aharoni, the Founder and World President of IFLAC.
The Conference will be called the "Mohatma
Gandhi IFLAC Conference," and it will address in particular, the role of
the new generation, to propagate and advance the Global Culture of
Peace. An active international participation
of youth and students is expected. Dr. Kumanan, will
seek the collaboration of international embassies in India, as well as to
global institutions such as the UN, UNESCO, the World Bank, and the European
Community, to promote this important conference. 4) The conference paid tribute to the U.N
and UNESCO for proclaiming the year 2000 as the “International year for a
Culture of Peace” and the decade 2010 :“The
international decade for a culture of Peace and Non-Violence.” IFLAC called upon all institutions,
governments NGO’s to join forces to promote a world beyond war and violence,
and to Promote and strengthen Peace NGO’s and peace culture research for the
creation of a world beyond war. Prof. Ada Aharoni IFLAC Founder and World President Poetry prize from the mayor of
Bursa to Ada and elected conference participants
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