Published On:Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Posted by Celebrate Life Style information Blog
Malaysian Buddhist chief high priest headed to Vatican City for human trafficking meeting
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Buddhist chief high priest Datuk K. Sri
Dhammaratana (pic) is headed to the Vatican City to attend a meeting on modern
slavery and human trafficking with prominent world religious leaders on Dec 2.
The closed-door meeting is
organised by Global Freedom Network (GFN), a non-profit organisation founded
earlier this year, which dedicates its work to eradicate modern slavery and
human trafficking by year 2020.
The visit is at the invitation of
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Dhammaratana will represent the
Buddhist faith and is the only representative from Malaysia invited to the
event.
"I am honoured to be invited
to participate and witness this important event. The meeting will also deliberate
on an action plan to address the problem," he said. - Bernama. –The Star
Online.
