ABU DHABI, 02 October 2021, (TON): Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan, UAE tolerance and coexistence minister, officially opened on Friday the World Policy Conference (WPC) in Abu Dhabi.

Al-Nahyan said during the opening “we welcome you again to the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi, as a distinguished group of influential political, economic and business leaders.”

The minister praised the country’s efforts at co-existence among different cultures and religions and said it creates a conducive environment and makes doing business easier.

WPC is an independent organization which was launched in 2008 by Thierry de Montbrial, the President and Founder of the French Institute of International Relations, to enhance governance and promote a more open and prosperous world.

The organizers say the annual event “brings together leading figures from all five continents – political and business leaders, academics and journalists in a spirit of tolerance that is the only one conducive to the pursuit of the common good.”

During an earlier session, Josep Borrell Fontelles, the high representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, spoke about the neighboring Middle East, the Lebanese crisis and Tunisia.