The Metropolitan of Belgium at an important interfaith conference in Brusselstranslated

His Eminence the Metropolitan of Belgium Mr. Athenagoras, Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, participated on Friday, October 2, 2026 in an important interreligious conference, which took place at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, site of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The theme of the conference was: "Preserving, through dialogue, social cohesion in a changing world".

The conference was jointly organized by the Muslim World League and the Center for Studies and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean World (CERMAM), under the chairmanship of the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa. The meeting was an important part of his official visit to Belgium.

The conference was attended by representatives of Belgium's recognized religious communities, academics, politicians, experts and representatives of civil society. Along with Metropolitan Athenagoras, among others, the heads of the Roman Catholic, Evangelical-Protestant and Israeli communities attended. The conference was also attended by the Director of His Majesty's Office...