II Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders
The program
Baku, November 14-15, 2019.
12 - 13 November Meeting of the Participants at the VIP lounge and other terminals in the Heydar Aliyev International Airport and the border check points on the motorroads
Accommodation in "Four seasons", “Fairmont”, "Marriott-Absheron" and "Park-Inn" Hotels
13 November Acquiatance with the city, free time
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in the Hotels
14 November
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30 Thansfer to the “Baku Convention Center”, bilateral meetings of the participants
10:30 Family photo of the heads of the delegations
11:00 - 12:30 The Opening ceremony of the II Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders
Venue: “Baku Convention Center”
The Holy Koran
Speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev
Decoration ceremony
Speech of His Virtue Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh – Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims` Board
The greeting messages of the heads of states and governments, religious leaders, heads of the international organizations.
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch-break at the Baku Convention Center
15:00 - 16:00 Plenary session I
“Baku Convention Center”
Moderator: Mr. Ali Ahmedov – chairman of the Organizational Committee of the II Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders, Deputy Prime-minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Opening remarks of the Moderator
Demonstration of the “Call to Humanity” video reel (in english) - 12 minutes
Remarks, time limit: 5-7 minutes.
16:00 - 16:30 coffee-break
16:30 - 17:15 Panel session I
“Baku Convention Center”
Moderator: Archmandrite Philaret – Deputy Chairman of the External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church
Remarks, time limit: 5-7 minutes
Topics for the Panel Sessions:
1. The exemplary role of the Azerbaijani state in promoting multiculturalism, tolerance and interfaith solidarity;
2. Contribution of Sheikh-ul-Islam A. Pashazadeh to the development of intercultural and interfaith cooperation as a religious leader and public figure;
3. Religious leaders against terrorism, aggression, xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and Christianophobia;
4. The importance of the co-operation of religious leaders, government, science and public figures in protecting the rights of women and children, in educating young people.
17:15 - 18:00 Panel session II
“Baku Convention Center”
Moderator: Muhammed El Sammak – Member of BoD of KAICIID International Center for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue
Remarks, time limit: 5-7 minutes
19:00 – 21:00 Dinner on behalf of the President of Azerbaijan
Mr. Ilham Aliyev in honor of the Participants of
the Summit - “Heydar Əliyev Center”
21:00 Transfer to the hotels
15 November
07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast
08:30 Transfer to the “Baku Convention Center”
09:00 - 11:30 Panel session III
“Baku Convention Center”
Moderator: Monsignor Khaled Akasheh - Head of the department of the dialogue with Islam in the Pontifical Councul for the interreligious dialogue, the Holy See
Remarks, time limit: 5-7 minutes
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee-break
15:00 - 16:00 Proceeding of the Panel session III
Moderators:
His Excellency Halit Eren, Director General of IRCICA
His Excellency Samad Seyidov – Member of the Mili Majlis (the National Assembly), Head of the Parliamentary Committee on International relations of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, Chair of the Azerbaijan delegation to PACE
“Baku Convention Center”
Remarks, time limit: 5-7 minutes
Reading out and adoption of the Baku Declaration
Closing remarks:
Mr. Ali Ahmedov – chairman of the Organizational Committee of the II Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders, Deputy Prime-minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh – Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims` Board
The Press-Conference
14:00 Transfer to the hotels, lunch, free time
19:00 - 21:00 Official Dinner on behalf of the chairman of the Organizational Committee of the II Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders, Deputy Prime-minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ali Ahmedov and the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims` Board Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh (“Buta” Palace)
21:00 Transfer to the hotels
15 - 16 November: Seeing off of the Participants at the VIP lounge and other terminals in the Heydar Aliyev International Airport and the border check points on the motorroads.
