Opening Assembly

Chairperson

Maria Teresa Her Royal Highness the Grand-Duchess of Luxembourg

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Inaugural greetings

Lluis Maria Martinez Sistach
• Intervento del Cardinale di Barcellona, Lluís Martínez Sistach, all’inaugurazione del XXV Incontro Internazionale di Preghiera per la Pace. IT | ES | CA	text

Jordi Hereu Maire de Barcelone

José Montilla President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Introductory speech

Andrea Riccardi Founder of the Community of Sant’Egidio
• Keynote Address IT | ES | EN | DE | FR	text

Contributions

Dimitris Christofias President of the Republic of Cyprus
• SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, MR DIMITRIS CHRISTOFIAS IT | ES | EN	text

Rabiatou Serah Diallo President of the National Transitional Council, Republic of Guinea
• ALLOCUTION IT | FR	text

Filip Vujanovic President of the Republic of Montenegro	biography

Renzo Fratini Arcivescovo, Nunzio Apostolico in Spagna	biography

Intervallo Musicale

Witnesses

Mahmoud Al-Habash Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, PNA

Yuli Yoel Edelstein Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora, Istrael

Contributions

Yona Metzger

Geraldo Majella Agnelo Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Mahmoud Hamdy Zakzouk Ministre des Affaires religieuses (Al Awkaf), Egypte
• Intervento	text