Bangui: Ambassador Jevtić meets with the Imam of the Islamic Community of the Central African Republic

Imam Ouasselegue emphasised that members of the Islamic community make up a fourth of the population of the capital city, and the majority in some of its parts. He added that there were 24 large mosques in Bangui, where Friday prayers were held, reflecting Islam’s impact on the social life of the city.

Imam Ouasselegue stressed that members of the Islamic community maintained relations with other religious communities through the Central African Inter-religious Council (Conseil Inter Religieux D'Africa Central), a special body at the state government level which had been established with a view to preventing conflicts, maintaining inter-religious dialogue, and keeping inter-religious peace.

Ambassador Jevtić said that the Republic of Serbia would strive to help keep inter-religious peace, and highlight the role of the Islamic community therein.

This was the first visit of an Ambassador of Serbia to representatives of a religious community in the Central African Republic, where Protestants make up the absolute majority of the population.