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3/27/06

European, Arab lawmakers seek stronger cultural dialogue

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"European, Arab lawmakers seek stronger cultural dialogue
Mar 27, 2006, 12:19 GMT

Brussels - European Union and Arab lawmakers Monday called for a stronger understanding for each others' cultural values, saying dialogue was the only way to counter the current rift between Islam and western countries.

With relations between the EU and Islamic states still strained over the publication in several European papers of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, members of the Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary assembly insisted the focus must be on rebuilding ties between Europe and Islam."

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