12th Traditional "Love and Peace
Iftar" of the Marmara Foundation
was held in the Adile Sultan
Palace with the participation of
more than 500 dignitaries.
President of Religious Affairs
of the Republic of Turkey His
Eminence Prof. Dr. Ali
Bardakoğlu and H.E. Prof. Dr.
Veysel Eroğlu, Turkish Minister
of Environment and Forestry,
have delivered interventions at
the dinner. Vatican, U.S.A.,
France, Austria, Saudi Arabia
Ambassadors, consuls of many
countries, Greek, Armenian,
Jewish and Assyrian Religious
leaders were among participants.
"Love and Peace Iftar" which was
organized under sponsorship of
TÜRSAB and through cooperation
with Religious and Social
Research Foundation, has topics
of global warming and ecology.
Herebelow is the statement of
Dr. Akkan Suver during the
dinner :
“We have been organizing iftar dinners for 11 years with the topic of intercultural dialogue. From now on, the topic will be ecology, global warming and environmental protection. We will discuss ecologic problems in the views of different religions and cultures".
H.E. Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu, Turkish Minister of Environment and Forestry, has stated the Islamic approchment to the environmental problems.
Mr. Başaran Ulusoy, President of TÜRSAB, has mentioned about the relation between tourism and environment and H.E. Antonio Lucibello, Ambassador of Vatican in Ankara, has mentioned the road of approach to the global warming in the view of Christianity.