Statement by H.E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey at the Expanded Extraordinary Meeting of OIC Executive Committee, 12 August 2014, Jeddah Statement by H.E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu at the Meeting of Turkey-CARICOM Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism, 18 July 2014, İstanbul Speech of H.E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Conference on “International Development Cooperation: Trends and Emerging Opportunities -Perspectives of the New Actors”, 20 June 2014, Istanbul Address by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, at the 41st Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, 18 June 2014, Jeddah Speech Delivered by H.E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu at the Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, 28 May 2014, Algeria Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the 4th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, 21 May 2014, Shanghai Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Meeting of Group of Friends of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, 2 April 2014, New York Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey at the OIC Executive Committee Meeting on the Latest Developments in the Central African Republic, 20 February 2014, Jeddah Remarks by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Geneva II Conference, Montreux, 22 January 2014 Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, at the 16th Session of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers, 19 December 2013, Islamabad Remarks by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the 29th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, 12 December 2013, Yerevan Remarks by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the 21st Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization, 26 November 2013, Tehran Remarks by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Member States, 25 November 2013, Manama Address by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, at the High Level Segment Meeting During the 64th Excom Meeting of UNHCR, Geneva, 30 September 2013 Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Group of Friends Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, 27 September 2013, New York Remarks by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the meeting entitled “LDC Graduation: The Way Towards MDG Acceleration, Sustainable Development and Structural Transformation”, 27 September 2013, New York Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum Opening Speech by H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, 27 September 2013, New York Address by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the 22nd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, İstanbul, 29 June 2013 Speech Delivered by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, at the 28th Ministerial Meeting of BSEC, 21 June 2013, Odessa Address by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, at the OIC Donor Conference in Support of The City of Al-Quds, Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 June 2013 Speech delivered by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Mali, 13 May 2013, Jeddah Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Somalia Conference, 7 May 2013, London Address by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Third Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process, 26 April 2013, Almaty Address by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, at the Third Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention, 9 April 2013, The Hague Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the 24th Summit Meeting of the League of Arab States, 26 March 2013, Doha Speech Delivered by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, in the University of London School of Economics and Political Science, 7 March 2013, London Address by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey at the UN Human Rights Council, 25 February 2013, Geneva Statement by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey at the Ministerial Meeting Preparatory to the Twelfth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, 4 February 2013, Cairo Speech Delivered by H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, at the Ministerial Meeting of BSEC,15 December 2012, İstanbul Opening Remarks by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum, 14 December 2012, Abu Dhabi
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Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey at the Group of Friends Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, 27 September 2013, New York

Secretary General,
Minister of Spain, Mr. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo,
High Representative Al-Nasser,
Distinguished Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,

Let me first express my pleasure of being here with the Alliance of Civilizations family in New York on the occasion of this Ministerial Meeting.

As our family grows further each passing year, we are now at a new stage for the Alliance. Membership in the Group of Friends continues to expand. The new High Representative Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has officially assumed his duties during the Vienna Forum in February this year. I believe that with his contributions, the role of our Alliance will grow stronger as a leading platform in inter-cultural dialogue and understanding.

Distinguished Ministers, Friends,

In the past year, since our last meeting here in New York, the Alliance has made notable progress in further entrenching its universal character. The Alliance's Regional Strategy for Latin America has been adopted. The League of Arab States and the African Union have stated their intention to develop their own regional strategies.

These are important strides towards deepening and widening the Alliance. I believe that such regional strategies will continue to play an important role in initiating and enhancing cooperation among countries in inter-cultural dialogue. As co-sponsor, we will continue to support and contribute to this important process.

We would also like to see member states of the Group of Friends adopting and implementing their national plans which are crucial in disseminating the ideals and philosophy of the Alliance at the national level. Turkey has already completed the implementation phase of its first National Plan and has adopted the second.

The Fifth Annual Forum of the Alliance held in Vienna on 27-28 February 2013, under the theme of "Promoting Responsible Leadership in Diversity and Dialogue" was a successful event with a special focus on the fundamental role that different segments of society should assume for living together in harmony.

We need more refined strategies to combat the challenges we face today, such as discrimination, inequality, xenophobia and Islamophobia. The Strategic Plan sets out the goals for the Alliance for the period ahead and it will be a guiding document for the members of the Group of Friends to achieve the goals of the Alliance stated in the High Level Group Report of 2006. It will also be instrumental in undertaking further initiatives in the priority areas, namely youth, education, media, and migration, to properly respond to dangerous currents of our times.

Meanwhile, it is rather unfortunate that the Alliance’s personnel and financial infrastructure has not grown to this date in pace with these developments. We all have to make an extra effort to help the Alliance attain a sustainable financial base. There has to be a regular and sound replenishment mechanism so that long-term planning could be done for new projects and activities. We expect the High Representative to develop ways and means to achieve this with a view to enhancing the capacity of the Alliance to deliver.

I assure you that Turkey will remain fully committed to this effort. We have contributed yet another one million US Dollars to the Trust Fund of the Alliance this year.

Distinguished Ministers, Friends,

Turkey continues to stand by the values of the Alliance, values of harmony, coexistence and cooperation and remains committed to contributing to all efforts in order entrench the role of the Alliance in combating prejudice, intolerance and polarization.

I am confident that the Sixth Global Forum in Indonesia will provide major impetus for further progress in the work of the Alliance of Civilizations. Taking this opportunity, I would like to convey our heartfelt thanks to our Indonesian brothers for their kind offer to host this Forum.

Thank you.