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"The general principles of dialogue of civilizations confirmed by the 53rd Session of General Assembly are as follows: 1- Respect for the dignity and equality of all human beings without distinctions of any kind and or any nations large and small; 2- Genuine acceptance of cultural diversity as a permanent feature of human society and as a cherished asset for the advancement and welfare of humanity at large; 3- Mutual respect and tolerance for the lives and values of different I cultures and civilizations, as well as the right of members ofall civilizations to preserve their cultural heritage and values, and rejection of desecration of moral, religious or cultural values, sanctities and sanctuaries; 4- Recognition of diversi tied sources ofknowledge throughout time and space, and the imperative of drawing upon the areas of strengths, richness and wisdom of each civilization in a genuine process of mutual enrichment; 5- Rejection of attempts for cultural domination and imposition as well as doctrines and practices prompting confrontation and clash between civilizations; 6- Search for common grounds between, and within, civilizations with the objective of facing common global challenges; 7- Acceptance of cooperation of common universal values as well as the suppression of global threats; 8- Commitment to participation of all peoples and nations, without any discrimination, in their domestic as well as global decision-making and value distribution processes; 9-Cornpliance with principles of justice, equity, peace and solidarity as well as fundamental principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations; II- Clash or Dialogue among Civilizations on Trial Generally speaking, both Huntington and Khatami presume that globalization processes make the human relations transcend well over the national level to establish at the civilizational level."