BOSNIA AND MALAYSIA'S EXPERIENCES CAN EASE WORLD PROBLEMS

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 1,2008) - Bosnia and Malaysia's experiences with multi-cultural and multi-ethnic societies can contribute to easing some of the problems and ills besetting the world today.

The Bosnian President Dr Haris Silajdzic said yesterday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur that both countries were examples of successful pluralism, despite different geographical entities and whatever shortcomings which might exist.

He said that the two countries had shown to the world that after all, peaceful interaction and tolerance was still possible in this world.

"Although not big countries...the two countries have experiences which can contribute to (solving or easing) outstanding problems of today...(the experience) can help understand...maybe, cure or ease some problems (of the world today)," he said in his public lecture on "Multicultural Society and Globalisation" at the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relation (IDFR) in in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

President Silajdzic, who arrived on Saturday, is in Malaysia on a five-day visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries.
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