Indonesia to host Global Peace Festival of Asia Pacific 2010

English.news.cn, 2010-09-09

JAKARTA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will host the Global Peace Festival of Asia Pacific 2010, a world conference on peace joined by about 400 religious and faith leaders on Oct. 15-18, detikcom online news reported on Thursday.

"The selection of Indonesia as the host country is right as while we have many races, religions, skin colors and others, we can live in peace and harmony," said Patron Head of Global Peace Festival Indonesia Foundation (GPIF) Musdah Mulia.

Mulia hopes that the conference could be followed up with concrete cooperation.

The event will peak on Oct. 17, featuring culture and art performance of various regions in Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asia Nations.

Religious leaders and public figures will also send peace messages.

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