Skopje, 12 August 2021 (MIA) – Commission for Relations with Religious Communities Director Darijan Sotirovski met Thursday with Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League. Director Sotirovski briefed Sheikh Issa on the values of the Macedonian society, inclusive policies and democratic environment where religious freedoms and rights are broadly respected. Macedonian social cohesion is largely determined by the inter-religious respect that has been present here for centuries, said the Commission in a press release. Interlocutors also discussed the global challenges amid the rising religious radicalism. They saluted the Muslim World League’s role in promoting the authentic form of moderate Islam that focuses on tolerance, dialogue and cooperation among cultures and faiths across the globe. Sheikh Issa welcomed the readiness for cooperation and dialogue, and the openness for collaboration with all religious communities in the country, adding that peace and diversity are the biggest treasure in modern times, reads the press release.