The President of Costa Rica receives the President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.

The President of the Republic of Costa Rica, H.E. Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada, received the President of the Global Council for Tolerance Peace, H.E. Mr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan and his accompanying delegation in the Costa Rican capital, San Jose.
The meeting was attended by the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, H.E. Mr. Duarte Bajeco, the Minister of the Presidential Affairs of Costa Rica, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Costa Rica, H.E. Mr. Juma Al Rumaithi, and members of the Costa Rican Parliament.

H.E. Mr. Quesada welcomed the delegation of the Council headed by H.E. Mr. Al Jarwan and acknowledged the selection of the Republic of Costa Rica to hold the regional session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace for the South and Central American countries.
The president of the council briefed the President of Costa Rica about the Council’s efforts in spreading tolerance values around the world, stressing that the council is working to unify all international efforts in spreading tolerance and peace. He also presented that the Council, through its international parliament and general assembly, works with various national and regional parliaments and with organizations and institutions that believe in the importance of tolerance as a tool for cultivating peace.

For his part, H.E. Mr. Quesada praised the persistent efforts of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace in spreading tolerance and peace around the world, and the great role it plays in mobilizing efforts to raise the values of tolerance and peace among all peoples. He expressed his personal support and his country’s support to all the initiatives of the Council and its various organs and its efforts towards spreading tolerance and peace around the world, stressing the importance of joint work with the Council in order to serve peace around the world.

Furthermore, the President of the Republic of Costa Rica praised the development of the relations between the United Arab Emirates and his country, expressing his gratitude and deep appreciation to the leadership and government of the Emirates for their constant keenness to support relations between the two countries. He also praised the journey of tolerance, development, progress and prosperity in the UAE, which has become an example to be followed, as well as the treaties adopted by the UAE and the role of the UAE in bringing peace to the region.

For his part, H.E. Mr. Al Jarwan affirmed that the council is working hard to spread the values of tolerance and peace to secure a safer and more peaceful future for generations. He also praised the support of Costa Rica and its leadership to human values, tolerance and peace.

Mr. Al-Jarwan held also a session with the Vice President of the Costa Rican Parliament, in which the two parties discussed venues of cooperation and joint work to support the endeavors to spread the values of tolerance and peace in South and Central America and the world.