CIBER-MULTAQA (English)

CIBER-MULTAQA

CONCORD OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

5^th July, 2017

The conclusion of the Multaqa XIII of Cultures, under the motto of “CONCORDIA MEDITERRANEO”, that was organized by the Unesco Center of Valencia, under the patronage of “Terzo Pilastro Italy and the Mediterranean sea” Foundation, and with the collaboration of the Tourism Agency of the Valencian Government. The Multaqa received great reception by the society and also achieved huge impact and buzz in the media. This friendly, multicultural and interreligious meeting that welcomed both the three Mediterranean cultures and those from the Far East, that now come through the New Silk Route, Where the Multaqa continued to disseminate the ideas and themes that he had created in advance.

The challenge that we now face until next year, when the meeting in Sicily takes place, on the occasion of the XX Anniversary of the Great Multaqa of UNESCO in Agrigento, where it is precisely, the Temple of Concord, which inspired in its day, The logo that identifies UNESCO, intends that this event held in Valencia, achieve continuity in the form of a CIBER-MULTAQA, which through social networks and through different initiatives, add adhesions of personalities and groups that contribute to consolidate The Pillars of Peace: Civilization, Humanism and Ethics, with the hope of developing a Zone of Peace in the Mediterranean, which may also reach the world.

Now this Multaqa XIII, is like a virtual ship, embarks on its journey through cyberspace, with renewed spirit and enthusiasm, and will carry with it the human responsibilities and duties of Valencia, that is recognized in the United Nations, in the year 2000. An initiative with the spirit of the Culture of Peace that was sponsored by the “Valencia Third Millennium Foundation” and the director of UNESCO, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, to which is now added the Paris Declaration of the International Day of Coexistence, that is promoted by the Cheik Khaled Beutounes, president of the Sufi International Association Alawiyya.

Both statements are intended to contribute to the global efforts to achieve the 17 objectives of sustainable development of the United Nations, as well as creating the necessary renovations to this institution, according to the needs of our time.

The UNESCO Center Valencia wants to contribute to this initiative, in the spirit of the Multaqa of cultures, Taking into consideration the jewel of the medieval age goldsmithing, which is placed in our Cathedral “GRIAL DE LA CONCORDIA y DE LA CULTURA DE PAZ”, because it contains elements that belong to the Jewish, Christian and Muslim cultures, thus constituting an exceptional unifying symbol of unity between the three cultures, which invites us to reflect on the inner dimension of the human being and also on the crisis of values we are facing in our current society.