The Beijing Winter Olympics should be an occasion for promoting peace and unity among the countries. Ambassador Allama Muhammad Ahsan Siddiqui.
Pakistan: The Olympic Games, which is considered as a world-class sporting event integrating sportsmanship, national spirit and internationalism, symbolizing world peace, friendship and unity, is an international movement, which emphasizes mutual understanding, friendship and unity. In the Olympic Games, we are all equal, irrespective of social background, gender, race, sexual orientation, or political belief. In the Olympic Games, everyone respects the same rules. This bond of our shared humanity is even more relevant in our polarised world today. The Olympic Games should not be used to create political confrontation but as a means to cooperate on urgent issues such as climate change and pandemics to protect the planet for future generations. The Olympic Games have also played an important role in international relations. Historically, countries with tense and even conflict-ridden relations have participated in the Olympics and peacefully competed against each other.
In a statement issued on Thursday Ambassador at Large for Global Peace & Human Rights Imam Allama Muhammad Ahsan Siddiqui, Chairman Interfaith Commission for Peace & Harmony (ICPH) said that the Beijing Winter Olympics, in the first week of February in Beijing, should be an occasion for promoting peace, friendship and unity among the countries in the world. We believe that sport can bring people of all backgrounds together in peace and have a transformational impact on societies. Change starts with sport, and together we can create a more peaceful world. He argued that Beijing is not only holding the Winter Olympics to demonstrate Chinese modernity and wealth, but also to share and promote prosperity and peace among worldwide partners. Beijing wants to promote peace, prosperity and unity through the Olympic. Olympic-style major events can promote multilateralism, understanding and peace, even across competing nation-states. The need to use Beijing Olympics as a means of soft power diplomacy to narrow down the differences among nations and promote larger cooperation, and discourage confrontation.
We would like to wish the China, organizers every success and the athletes the very best Beijing Winter Olympics. The people of Pakistan and Prime Minister Imran Khan greatly admire China’s unprecedented achievements in economic, social, technological and industrial development. The Beijing Winter Olympic will further strengthen the iron-clad friendship. Pakistan’s prompt and clear stance of supporting Beijing Winter Olympics shows the importance of bilateral ties between the countries. The Beijing Winter Olympic will further strengthen the iron-clad friendship.
Ambassador at Large for Global Peace & Human Rights Imam Allama Muhammad Ahsan Siddiqui, Chairman Interfaith Commission for Peace & Harmony (ICPH) said Global community should support the Beijing Olympics. Sporting events can be an opportunity to develop understanding and peace among stakeholders. The Olympics could be a soft power for promoting public diplomacy and global peace. Big events such as the Beijing Winter Olympics should be used as a means of building understanding and peace among the participating nations. Sport itself is a soft power to promote diplomacy between rivals.
The Interfaith Commission for Peace & Harmony (ICPH) very much welcomes the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. We use sport as a tool to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation in areas of conflict during and beyond the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We can only accomplish this mission if the Olympic Games stand above and beyond all political, cultural and other differences. Today, the Olympic athletes demonstrate to the entire world that yes, it is possible to be fierce rivals and engage in intense competition, while at the same time living peacefully and respectfully together. In the Olympic Village, the athletes from every corner of the world are living together in harmony.
Interfaith Commission for Peace & harmony (ICPH) is confident that China will organize the Winter Olympics meticulously and make it a spectacular event for the athletes, the Chinese people and the whole world. We are hoping Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 that this mega-congregation of sports lovers will be a meaningful opportunity to harness the power of sport to advance the world by fostering an atmosphere of peace, solidarity, development, resilience, tolerance, cooperation and understanding
Let’s take this opportunity to promote peace, solidarity, cooperation, and other common values shared by all humanity, to make our world a better place.
