Opening Assembly

Chairperson

Hilde Kieboom Vice-President of the Community of Sant’Egidio
• Introduction by Hilde Kieboom Community of Sant’Egidio, Belgium IT | EN	text

Inaugural greetings

Blendi Klosi Minister of Welfare and Youth, Albania	biography

Filip Vujanovic President of the Republic of Montenegro	biography

Message from

Papa Francesco
• Message of H.H. Francis IT | EN | FR | ES | DE | SQ	text

Opening speech

Edi Rama Prime Minister of Albania

Andrea Riccardi Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio	biography
• Address of Prof. Andrea Riccardi, Founder of the Community of Sant’Egidio IT | FR | DE | ES | EN	text

Intervallo Musicale

Message from

Sergio Mattarella President of the Republic, Italy	biography
• Message from Sergio Mattarella President of the Republic, Italy IT | FR | EN	text

Contributions

Andrea Orlando Minister of Justice, Italy	biography
• Intervento di Andrea Orlando Ministro della Giustizia, Italia	text

Louis Raphaël I Sako Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Iraq
• Intervento di Louis Raphaël I Sako Patriarca di Babilonia dei Caldei, Iraq FR | IT | DE	text

Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana and Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania
• Contribution from Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana and Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania EN | IT	text

David Rosen Former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, AJC, Israel	biography
• Contribution from David Rosen Former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, AJC, Israel EN | IT | DE	text

Muhy Al-Din Afifi Secretary General of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy, Egypt
• Intervento di Muhy al-Din Afifi	text

Sudheendra Kulkarni Hindu, Observer Research Foundation, India
• Contribution from Sudheendra Kulkarni President of the Research Hindu Foundation of Mumbai, India	text