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Thursday, November 09, 2000, updated at 16:08(GMT+8)
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Int'l Symposium on Destructive Cults Held in Beijing

More than 100 experts from eight countries plagued by quasi-religious organizations attended "the International Symposium on Destructive Cults" November 9 in Beijing.

The meeting is to focus on promoting international cooperation and academic studies for the prevention and control of destructive cults that claim human lives, said an organizer with the China Association for the Advancement of International Friendship (CAAIF) .

Attendants were from the United States, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Uganda, Canada, Russia and China.

Cheng Siyuan, vice-chairman of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Wan Guoquan, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony. They serve as chairman and consultant of the CAAIF, respectively.

The meeting was convened at a time when destructive cults have become rampant in devastating society, violating human rights and causing concern of the international community, said Tan Songlin, vice-chairman of the CAAIF.

Officers from the United Nations Development Program and French government agency fighting against destructive cults, as well as diplomatic envoys from Russia, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Uganda attended the opening ceremony Thursday.

The meeting of this kind has been the first of its kind in Asia, and is expected to call for more attention from various governments, the general public and civil organizations to the issue of destructive cults, and to promote international cooperation in combating such evil forces and safeguarding human rights.




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More than 100 experts from eight countries plagued by quasi-religious organizations attended "the International Symposium on Destructive Cults" November 9 in Beijing.

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