Second Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue

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Rome, Italy

Summary

The Second Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue: Strengthening trust and embracing hope for our common future will take place from 19 to 21 June 2025 in Rome, Italy. The Conference is organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Italian Parliament in cooperation with Religions for Peace. It follows on from the first Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue: Working together for our common future, which took place in June 2023 in Marrakesh, Morocco, and concluded with the Marrakesh Communiqué, in which parliamentarians acknowledged that interfaith dialogue that is “grounded in support of fundamental rights and freedoms, is an essential tool for promoting inclusivity and peaceful coexistence, upholding the rule of law and encouraging collective efforts to achieve a better society”.

The Rome Conference will bring together Speakers and members of parliament with representatives of religions, beliefs, governments, relevant United Nations bodies, international organizations, faith-based and civil society organizations, and academia. Through different thematic sessions, participants will build on key recommendations of the Marrakesh Communiqué and other IPU declarations and policy priorities and, in the spirit of the Jubilee Year, identify forward-looking joint action points to promote peace and inclusion, and the upholding of the rule of law and human rights for all, without distinction. 

Interpretation will be provided in the four IPU working languages: Arabic, English, French and Spanish, as well as Italian. 

Participation will be on an invitation-only basis. For inquiries, please contact the IPU secretariat under [email protected]. 

Documents

Invitation letter 159.55 KB
Concept note 159.5 KB
Hotel list 1.73 MB
Description of sessions 191.37 KB
Guidelines for the Conference sessions 128.77 KB
Practical information note 204.34 KB
Side Event - Religious Literacy for Parliamentarians (English only) 219.63 KB
Programme with Speakers 292.37 KB
List of speakers in the General Debate/Liste des orateurs pour le débat général 513.28 KB
List of speakers in the High-Level panel/ Liste des orateurs pour la réunion-débat de haut niveau 283.59 KB
List of participants / Liste des participants 442.6 KB
Rome Communiqué: Strengthening trust and embracing hope for our common future 268.07 KB
Report of the Second Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue 2.15 MB
Country / Pays
 		 Name / Nom Language / Langue
Dr. Tulia Ackson, IPU President – Opening remarks English
Dr. Tulia Ackson, IPU President – Opening of the General Debate English
Opening remarks of Mr. Miguel Moratinos, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, former Member of Parliament of Spain / Allocution liminaire de M. Miguel Moratinos, Haut-Représentant pour l'Alliance des civilisations de l'Organisation des Nations Unies ; ancien Ministre des affaires étrangères et de la coopération, ancien parlementaire espagnol English
Opening remarks of Ambassador Simona-Mirela Miculescu (Romania), President of the 42nd UNESCO General Conference / Allocution liminaire de Mme Simona-Mirela Miculescu (Roumanie), Ambassadrice, Présidente de la 42e Conférence générale de l'UNESCO English
Address of Pope Leo XIV to Conference delegates during the Jubilee of Governments on 21 June 2025 / Allocution du pape Léon XIV aux délégués de la Conférence à l’occasion du Jubilé des pouvoirs publics, le 21 juin 2025 English / French
Angola Ms./Mme Maria Valente, Member of the National Assembly / Membre de l’Assemblée nationale English
Brazil / Brésil Mr./M. Claudio Cajado Sampaio, Member of the Federal Senate / Membre du Sénat fédéral English
Democratic Republic of the Congo / République démocratique du Congo – Mr./M. José Kalala Wa Kalala, Vice-President of the Senate / Vice-Président du Sénat French
Estonia / Estonie Ms./Mme Helle-Moonika Helme, Member of the Riigikogu / Membre du Riigikogu English
Greece / Grèce Mr./M. Christos Dermentzopoulos, Member of the Hellenic Parliament / Membre du Parlement hellénique English
Greece / Grèce Ms./Mme Aikaterini Notopoulou, Member of the Hellenic Parliament / Membre du Parlement hellénique English
North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord Mr./M. Boban Karapejovski, Member of the Assembly of the Republic / Membre de l’Assemblée de la République English
San Marino / Saint-Marin Ms./Mme Maddalena Muccioli, Member of the Great and General Council / Membre du Conseil Grand et Général English
Zimbabwe Mr./M. J.F.N. Mudenda, Speaker of the National Assembly / Président de l'Assemblée nationale English
Archbishop Ioannes Tsaftaridis, Archbishop of Zambia and Mozambique, Orthodox Archdiocese of Zambia and Mozambique / M. Ioannes Tsaftaridis, Archevêque de Zambie et du Mozambique, archevêché orthodoxe de Zambie et du Mozambique English
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament / Parlementaires pour la non-prolifération et le désarmement nucléaires - Mr./M. Alyn Ware, Global Coordinator / Coordinateur général English
Mr./M. Munib Younan, Bishop Emeritus of the Evang. Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land English
Mr./M. Farooq Aftab - Secretariat of Human Rights Committee UK / Secrétariat du Comité des droits de l’homme du Royaume-Uni English
General debate registration