Interior Minister Angelino
Alfano on Tuesday presided over the first meeting of the Council
for Relations with Italian Islam.
"The Council will be tasked with providing opinions and
formulating proposals on...the integration of the Islamic
population in Italy," Alfano said.
"Respect and collaboration between religious and cultural
identities in Italy must be the premise for a dialogue that will
enrich democracy, promoting the reasons of peace, social
cohesion, and unity," the minister continued.
That dialogue intends to "favor a community of intents
among all those who...intend to contribute to the peaceful
development and prosperity of the country, in the full respect
our laws and our Christian and humanistic tradition," he said.
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