(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- The United Nations Under-Secretary-General Miguel Angel Moratinos discussed in a meeting with the religious authority Ali Al-Sistani, held on wednesday in Najaf, Iraq, the action plan UN intends to adopt to protect religious sites worldwide after the attacks that targeted many of them recently.
Moratinos, who was assigned by the UN to set up the plan, gave Al-Sistani an extended explanation of the principles of the plan and required procedures on that matter, Al-Sistani's office said in a statement today.
The statement quoted Al-Sistani as stressing the importance of exerting all possible efforts in promoting culture of peaceful coexistence, abandoning violence and hatred, and establishing the values of harmony based on mutual respect among believers of different religions and intellectual approaches.
He criticized what he described as intellectual and religious oppression, the suppression of freedoms, and the absence of social justice, which led to the emergence of some extremist movements.
Al-Sistani expressed his appreciation for the efforts the UN exerts in confronting such phenomena.
From her side, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jenin Plasschaert, said in a press conference after attending the meeting that Al-Sistani's message is to support peaceful coexistence between various components in Iraq and abroad.
She called on the political leaders there to adopt the same approach. (end)
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