External Affairs Minister GL Peiris has held discussions with several religious leaders during an inter-meeting held in Italy on the sidelines of the G20 Interfaith Forum.
Foreign Minister held conversations with His Eminence Matteo Maria Zuppi, Cardinal Archbishop of Bologna, on the sidelines of the G20 Interfaith Forum, held under the auspices of the Italian Presidency.
Among the religious leaders with whom the minister held discussions on the sidelines of the G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna, was Hajji Baba Mondi, Bektashi Dedebaba VIII. He is the world leader of the Baktashi Muslims.
The G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna is sponsored by the Italian Presidential Secretariat.