President of Religious Affairs Prof.Dr.Talip Atalay and Bishop Porfyrios on behalf of Archbishop Hrisostomos in the name of Church of Cyprus made a speech at the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Within the framework of the session, Atalay and Porfyrios attended some meetings and presentations as well as their speeches entitled “Interreligious Communication, Freedom of Religion and Peacebuilding”
The session concluded that the interreligious dialogue for human rights and peace in Cyprus must go on and should further broaden its ownership in Cyprus; the perspectives towards the region and self-understanding of diversity in Cyprus.