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<p>The Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom
of Religion or Belief in all countries. The Prime Minister has announced the four
themes for the summit: prosperity, security, sustainability and fairness. The summit
will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold the values set out in the Commonwealth
Charter, including religious freedom or belief. We are currently working with the
Commonwealth Secretariat and other member states to establish a detailed agenda for
the week of the summit and the programme of events.</p><p>We are currently considering
programmes for the UK's Commonwealth Chair-in-Office period, the two years following
the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018. We have agreed to support
the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in hosting a forum which will bring parliamentarians
from around the Commonwealth together for important discussions across the key challenges
facing the Commonwealth, including upholding the Commonwealth Charter. We have also
provided £20,000 to the Royal Commonwealth Society to support its interfaith service,
which will take place in Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day in March 2018.</p>
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