President of Jogye Order of the Republic of Korea Most Venerable Wonhaeng calls on President Dr. Arif Alvi. 20/11/2019

PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT (PUBLIC)
PRESS WING
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(PR No. 172/2019)
President of Jogye Order of the Republic of Korea Most Venerable
Wonhaeng calls on President Dr. Arif Alvi
ISLAMABAD; November 20, 2019: The President of Pakistan received the
delegation of the Most Venerable Wonhaeng, President of Jogye Order, the
biggest denomination of Buddhism in the Republic of Korea, at the Aiwan-eSadr, Islamabad today. The President highlighted that Pakistan was a cradle of
many civilizations and the Government was committed to promote tourism,
especially, religious tourism, in which Buddhism had niche due to presence of
a lot of Buddhist historic sites in Pakistan. The visit of Buddhist delegation
from South Korea would convey common message of peace, harmony and
understanding among all religions, he added.
The President expressed hope that the visit would promote people to people
contacts by highlighting the historic culture and religious linkages between our
two countries. Pakistan and Republic of Korea cultural and religious linkages
went back to the Buddhist Gandhara civilization, to as early as the 4th century
AD, he said.
The President highlighted that Pakistan was proud of its Buddhist artifacts and
heritage which had been carefully preserved as the shared heritage of mankind.
The two countries needed further collaboration in conservation and promotion
of historical Buddhist Sites, he added.
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