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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supports greater dialogue between Sunni
and Shia Muslims among all faith groups in the Middle East and North Africa region
to build bridges, talk, listen and learn from each other. At the 27 March UN Security
Council debate on the persecution of minorities in the Middle East, the Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the
Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), called for bold leadership from governments
and communities in the region to continue working for tolerance and reconciliation.
Where the British Government is best placed to act, and has the means to do so, we
will. For example, in Syria a number of Government-funded projects have brought together
religious leaders from all denominations (including Alawi, Christians, Kurds, Druze
and Sunnis) to foster greater understanding between faiths and support reconciliation.</p><p>
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