Skopje, August 16, 2021, SPA -- President Dr. Stevo Pendarovski of the Republic of North Macedonia received here today the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa. During the meeting, President Pendarovski expressed his appreciation to Dr. Al-Issa and his role in spreading the values of tolerance and coexistence around the world. For his part, Dr. Al-Issa expressed his thanks and appreciation for the invitation he received from the President, drawing the attention to the fact that the MWL is keen on building bridges between peoples to enhance the peace of our world and the harmony of its national societies through religious, cultural and general human commonalities. On the other hand, the Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament, Dr. Talat Xhaferi received Dr. Al-Issa, where they discussed ways to enhance joint action, in the presence of the heads of parliamentary committees and senior Macedonian statesmen. Then Dr. Al-Issa visited the Islamic Sheikhdom in North Macedonia, and met with the Chief Scholar, Sheikh Hafiz Shakir Effendi, in the presence of muftis and scholars. During the meeting, they discussed the areas of bilateral cooperation as well as a number of issues of common interest. Dr. Al-Issa also gave a lecture on the nature of human diversity, according to Islamic concepts. The sheikhdom decided to translate the lecture into all the languages of the Balkan countries. Skopje Cathedral welcomed Dr. Al-Issa's visit, stressing its importance, while Dr. Al-Issa stressed that Macedonia is a distinguished model of Dr. Al-Issa met with members of the Governmental Committee for Relations with Sects and Religious Groups at its headquarters in Skopje. He also discussed with the Director of the Committee, advisers, senior government officials and advisors a number of important issues. --SPA 20:47 LOCAL TIME 17:47 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w1603470