Al-Qassimi: UAE committed to tolerance

The UAE has always encouraged religious, cultural and racial diversity and peaceful co-existence and mutual respect and has shown itself to be a role model for religious tolerance, Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Al-Qassimi stressed.

The UAE plays a vital role in establishing regional and international stability and supporting humanitarian and development efforts across the world, Al-Qassimi further noted adding that the UAE hosts a diverse mix of 180 nationalities.

"The Armenian residents practice their faith in their own churches the UAE with full freedom and diligently work in a society reliant on diligence and innovation," the minister, who leads an official delegation on an official visit to Armenia, said in a meeting in Yerevan with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II hailed UAE's efforts to foster interaction among various faiths and openness to the world.

"During my last visit to Sharjah, I got a first-hand experience of the tolerance and peaceful coexistence which the Armenian community in the UAE enjoy," the Supreme Patriarch said.
He further expressed satisfaction at the constant growth of UAE-Armenian relations.

Al-Qassimi: UAE committed to tolerance

The UAE has always encouraged religious, cultural and racial diversity and peaceful co-existence and mutual respect and has shown itself to be a role model for religious tolerance, Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Al-Qassimi stressed.

The UAE plays a vital role in establishing regional and international stability and supporting humanitarian and development efforts across the world, Al-Qassimi further noted adding that the UAE hosts a diverse mix of 180 nationalities.

"The Armenian residents practice their faith in their own churches the UAE with full freedom and diligently work in a society reliant on diligence and innovation," the minister, who leads an official delegation on an official visit to Armenia, said in a meeting in Yerevan with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II hailed UAE's efforts to foster interaction among various faiths and openness to the world.

"During my last visit to Sharjah, I got a first-hand experience of the tolerance and peaceful coexistence which the Armenian community in the UAE enjoy," the Supreme Patriarch said.
He further expressed satisfaction at the constant growth of UAE-Armenian relations.