Israeli President Shimon Peres will fly to New York with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni next week to represent Israel at a UN interfaith conference on Dialogue of Civilizations, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday.
At the conference due on Nov. 11-13, Peres and Livni will rub shoulders and shake hands with royalties, presidents, prime ministers, and spiritual and lay leaders from most, if not all, of the UN's 192 member states, several of which have no diplomatic relations with Israel.
The participants will meet to discuss Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as other religions practiced around the world, during the upcoming conference initiated by the Saudi king, which is an outgrowth of the Madrid Interfaith Conference held in July.
Among the dignitaries who have confirmed their attendance are Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush, Spanish King Juan Carlos, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmadal-Jaber al-Sabah, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Jordan's King Abdullah II, said the report.
Peres told reporters that while he did not anticipate any miracles, the fact that Israel would be sitting and dialoguing with leading figures from all parts of the region was a significant breakthrough.
He underlined that it could be the beginning of a new reality because Israel would like to enter into peace agreements with every country in the region.
"There is no need for us to be in conflict with any other country, and we will make peace with anyone who wants to make peace with us," he was quoted by the report as saying.
Source: Xinhua
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