Inter-cultural dialogue through monasteries in Kosovo

By Reverend Donald Reeves MBE 27/4/2012 Soul of Europe Website: The Orthodox monasteries and the municipalities of Peć and Dečani have to start creating the basis for healthy community relations in order to ensure that the former become centres of inter-cultural dialogue, rather than a focus for conflict. In early April, the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, announced during a conference in Brussels an EU declaration recognizing five of the most important sacred places in the Mediterranean region. Alongside Mecca, Jerusalem, Mount Athos and the Vatican, there are also the Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Kosovo