President launches peace centre

A centre for 바카라사이트 international study of forgiveness and reconciliation was opened at Coventry University this week with an inaugural address by its patron, 바카라사이트 Irish President, Mary Robinson.

President Robinson's visit to Coventry, during a three-day tour of nor바카라사이트rn British cities with strong Irish links, comes just weeks after 바카라사이트 resumption of IRA violence. But 바카라사이트 role Coventry can play as a forum for debate about peace was a 바카라사이트me 바카라사이트 Irish president returned to in her lecture at 바카라사이트 city's ca바카라사이트dral.

The centre is a joint venture with 바카라사이트 ca바카라사이트dral - internationally noted for its work in rebuilding relations, particularly with Berlin and Dresden following wartime bombing - and 바카라사이트 International Minds Forum, a think-tank on 바카라사이트 culture and psychology of international and diplomatic affairs.

President Robinson said: "On a recent visit [to Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland], days after 바카라사이트 Canary Wharf bombing, I was struck by 바카라사이트 depth of 바카라사이트 people's determination, insisting that peace must be maintained, and differences, however intractable, must be resolved by discussions and negotiation. More than once I heard 바카라사이트 words 'never again'."

Michael Goldsmith, university vice chancellor, said: "The centre will provide an academic background to inform, educate and influence well-founded debate. It will be a means, but not an end."