Lucknow, 18 November : Defence Minister of
the country, Shri Rajnath Singh said that City Montessori School is carving a
new future for the world's children through this historic Chief Justices
Conference. He was speaking today at the 'Welcome Ceremony' of the Chief
Justices, jurists and other eminent personalities arrived from 57 countries of
the world to participate in the '23rd International Conference of Chief
Justices of the World' organised by City Montessori School (CMS). The Defense
Minister said that it is a matter of great pleasure that politicians, jurists
and legal luminaries from different countries have gathered here for the
betterment of humanity and for ensuring a beautiful and safe future for future
generations. Surely this conference has established pride for Lucknow on the
international stage. Eminent personalities from various countries including
Hon'ble Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, President, Mauritius; Hon'ble Sir Rodney
Errey Lawrence Williams, Governor-General, Antigua And Barbuda; Mr Alban Sumana
Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of the Parliament, Republic of Ghana and many more
eminent guests graced the welcome ceremony with their presence. Mayor of
Lucknow, Smt. Sanyukta Bhatia presided over the ceremony. It may be mentioned that the '23rd International Conference of
Chief Justices of the World' is being organized by City Montessori School from
18 to 22 November at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium, in which more than 250 chief
justices, judges and legal luminaries from 57 countries, including Presidents,
Prime Ministers, Speakers of Parliament, Justice Ministers, Members of
Parliament, Judges of International Court, are participating.
Earlier,
CMS Founder and Convener of the conference, Dr. Jagdish Gandhi, warmly welcomed
the Chief Guest Mr Rajnath Singh and all the other guests including the
Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chief Justices from different countries. In his address, Dr. Gandhi called upon all the countries of the
world to cooperate to make the world safe and take concrete initiatives to
provide a clean and safe society to future generations. On this occasion, while on one hand, the
students presented an unprecedented display of unity in diversity by spreading
colorful educational-cultural programs in the honour of the participants from
India and abroad, on the other hand, the strong presence of chief justices,
judges and legal luminaries from 57 countries added lusture and luminosity to
the city of Lucknow and placed it on the world map. On this occasion, Defence
Minister Shri Rajnath Singh presented the 'Mahatma Gandhi Award for World
Unity' to the President of Mauritius Hon'ble Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun. Mayor
Smt. Samyukta Bhatia honoured Hon'ble Ms Justice Josefa Vicenta Izaga
Pellegrin, Judge, Superior Court of Lima, Peru by presenting her with the 'Key
to the City of Lucknow'.
Earlier,
in a press conference held in the afternoon session, the heads of states and
jurists from various countries commended CMS for this historic initiative for
creating a safe future for 2.5 billion children of the world. The jurists from
around the world said that today's biggest need is unity among the countries of
the world. This is possible only when the world community is governed by an
international legal system. Several eminent judges and legal luminaries
including Hon'ble Mr Emil Constantinescu,
Ex-President, Romania; Hon'ble Mr Stjepan Mesic, Ex-President, Croatia; Hon'ble
Dr Pakalitha B. Mosisili, Ex-Prime Minister, Lesotho; Hon'ble Mr
Jean-Henry Ceant, Ex-Prime Minister, Haiti, and many others expressed their
views at the press conference.
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