Brussels, 15/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The message delivered to Europeans by the Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Bader Hassoun, during a solemn session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday 15 January, was one of peace and a call for dialogue. The event was one on a programme of visits by eminent figures organised by the EP within the framework of the European Year 2008 on intercultural dialogue.
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