BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. The Religious Leaders' Summit is the best platform for finding the golden mean in addressing global challenges, Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan Ramin Mammadov said at the Global Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders, Trend reports.
Speaking at the summit, Mammadov emphasized the crucial role the event will play in overcoming future global threats, particularly tackling climate change.
“The message of the Global Baku Summit of Religious Leaders will carry enormous significance for overcoming future challenges. Part of this message may include a call to international relations actors. Governments and international organizations need to work more intensively to reduce the consequences of global warming.
The summit of religious leaders will serve as a powerful reminder to believers of the critical importance of protecting God's creations.
It will also urge each of us to actively participate in the fight against global climate change to safeguard our futures and those of our children, regardless of where we live or what our religious beliefs are.
Religious leaders will reach out to people of all faiths, ethnicities, and social backgrounds. We are truly on the edge of a serious crisis, and sharing responsibility may be the most effective way to tackle global challenges.
In this reality, states have their claims in the system of international relations, and individuals have their life goals. However, these claims and goals should not be pursued at the cost of actions that result in injustice toward the planet, nature, and the environment.
If we adjust our ambitions and objectives with fairness and justice, we can secure the future of humanity. The summit of religious leaders offers the ideal platform for finding this ‘golden mean,’ as justice is a universal value that lies at the heart of all religious philosophies," he added.
To note, a Global Summit of Religious Leaders is being held as part of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations, the Muslim Council of Elders, the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO), and the United Nations Environment Program in Baku.
This global forum is attended by approximately 30 leaders from both secular and traditional religions, heads of prominent religious centers (including patriarchs, officials from the Vatican, and Al-Azhar), internationally recognized religious and public figures from a variety of faiths and regions, representatives from government, academia, and religious institutions from 55 countries and 30 international organizations, and media representatives.
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