Republic of East Timor to adopt Document on Human Fraternity as national document

• Published date: 19 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

The newly elected President of East Timor, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, has announced his country's adoption of the Document on Human Fraternity as a national document, set to be implemented in educational and cultural institutions in the southeast Asian nation.

President Ramos-Horta said, "Our national parliament unanimously voted in support of the Document on Human Fraternity to be adopted as a national document. As president, I have signed off on a statement making it my commitment to work with our national authorities in the education system, and also with the Catholic Church and other religious groups, to adopt the teachings and values in the Document on Human Fraternity as a part of our national school curriculum."

The Nobel Peace Laureate added, "When we look at the Document on Human Fraternity and compare it with our own (East Timor) constitution, there are many articles in the constitution that match the principles in the Document on Human Fraternity that was drafted by His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb. Therefore, it made absolute sense for us to use this document in our own country - but also, I will always promote the Document on...