Representatives of spiritual minority teams in Türkiye highlighted the significance of nature, ecological stability and peace Wednesday throughout a session on the twenty sixth Eurasian Economic Summit in Istanbul.
“Climate change and war inevitably affect the future of our planet. We are responsible for the damage we cause to our world, our environment, and human life. Political and religious leaders have a responsibility in this regard,” mentioned Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, talking on the second day of the summit.
“When peace is damaged, people’s rights are violated and innocent people are harmed,” he mentioned, including the Russia-Ukraine warfare is an instance of this.
He harassed spiritual leaders ought to uncompromisingly advocate peace and life in concord with nature, saying: “We must support peace and stand against conflict.”
Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Yusuf Çetin mentioned for a wholesome and peaceable society, “Clean and regular nature and a peaceful world, freedom of thought and conscience must first be secured at the global level, especially religious and state structures.” He went on to say they’re accountable for elevating generations with a free conscience with all organizations.
Emphasizing the significance of science within the combat towards pure disasters, Türkiye’s Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva mentioned nations which are encountering numerous disasters and local weather change needs to be paid consideration to specifically. Science and expertise are promising for the longer term, Haleva added.
Turkish Syriac-Catholic Church Patriarch Vicar Orhan Canli mentioned: “We must cooperate as we all benefit from nature’s bounty. The universe is our common home. We have no other common home. This home also belongs to future generations.”
The three-day summit, which started on Tuesday, was organized by the Marmara Group Foundation in cooperation with the Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association and the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM).
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