"We can’t wait he added for the peacekeeping commitment in Darfur to be fully operating", but "all member states must be involved anew in peacemaking and reconstruction in Iraq" and in the "search for a solution, through dialogue, to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians". The Vatican delegate expressed concern for Lebanon as well and repeated the appeal made by Benedict XVI appeal for Myanmar on Sunday 30th September.” “For mgr. Mamberti, "the terrorist attacks that marked the beginning of the XXI century" have spread "a pessimistic view of mankind, based on an alleged conflict of civilisations". Before the return "to extreme forms of nationalism" or the "relativisation of values", such as "the right to life or to religious freedom", the Vatican diplomat expressed "the appreciation of the Holy See" for "the initiative of the High-Level Talks on inter-religious and intercultural understanding and cooperation for peace", which the UN has planned for October 4th and 5th. While thinking of the "60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is not far away", mgr. Mamberti recalled the need to "make sure the fundamental right to life will be respected everywhere" and "protected, from its conception to its natural end".” “
