Isfahan mayor's proposal welcomed by mayors of world Islamic cities

Jamali Nejad: “The network for knowledge-based cities of Islamic world should be set up.

In the worldwide meeting for mayors of the Islamic cities, Isfahan mayor proposed the network of Islamic knowledge-based cities, and it was warmly welcomed by all mayors.

As IMNA reports the second day of Islamic world mayors, the plenary meeting held at Homa number one hotel in Mashhad, Mehdi Jamali Nejad said: “This is an opportunity to exchange ideas and share opinions among the heads the Islamic cities.”

He pointed that creating this secretariat will be followed by the scientific cooperation between these cities, stressing: “It will make a strong knowledge-based diplomacy along with urban diplomacy.”

Isfahan mayor as stating that nowadays we cannot ignore the emerging transitions in the world, emphasized, “However some people believe that globalization is a perilous area and it should not be pursued, the other groups consider the process of globalization compulsive and discuss its certainty.”

“We have to admit globalization not the process of making every country global”, mayor of Isfahan declared as referring to a taking the middle way rather than those two radical approaches.

He continued that Islamic cities should be able to change to adapt themselves to new conditions and take steps in a spirited atmosphere of globalization with a bright perspective.

“No one will permit that the cultural resources to be offered to the capitalist world blindly and without knowledge, so here it can be said that globalization is a constant threat.” Added Jamali Nejad, continuing: “The idea of globalization created following the history of the Islamic countries and formed the European unions, resulted in cooperative markets and borders-free trade.”

At the end, mayor of Isfahan declared, “A second viewpoint towards the relations among the Islamic nations should be thought about, and we need to return to our common identity and discourse so as to gain the greatness of Islamic united nation again.”

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