26 November 2008
Tunis — The International Conference on "Youth issues in the Islamic World": Present Stakes and Future Challenges" which was held in Gammarth, north of Tunis on November 24-26,2008, adopted on Wednesday the "Tunis Pact to promote youth and enhance its social status in the Islamic World".
The Conference was organized in collaboration between the Government of Tunisia and ISESCO, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
"The Tunis Pact" calls for the promotion of the situation of young people in the Islamic world as well as reinforcing their role in society on the basis of the rich Islamic heritage and its values which advocate moderation, the golden mean and rapprochement between the various ethnic groups, cultures, civilisations and religions.
Participants in the Conference hailed President Ben Ali's opening address to the conference, which called for proclaiming the year 2010, an International Youth Year, and the holding of an international youth conference in Tunis, under the aegis of the United Nations.
In his closing statement, the Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi expressed Tunisia's pride in the issuing of the conference's reference document, which is likely to strengthen joint Islamic action and which represents a milestone in the International Youth Pact advocated by the Head of State by 2010.
He also said that the "Tunis Pact" would also ensure the active participation of young people in the Islamic world, within the framework of human civilisation and coexistence and concord within cultural diversity.
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