Noting with regret the cancellation of the meeting on the theme "Civilization and harmony: values and mechanisms of the global order", which was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2004 as a follow-up to the Organization of the Islamic Conference-European Union joint forum on the theme "Civilization and harmony: the political dimension", held in Istanbul on 12 and 13 February 2002, and underscoring the fact that such initiatives to deepen dialogue and reinforce understanding between the two biggest groups of nations of Eurasia and Africa will be continued,
遗憾地注意到原订于2004年在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行的主题为"文明与和睦：全球秩序的价值和机制"的会议被取消，该次会议本是2002年2月12日和13日在伊斯坦布尔举行的主题为"文明与和谐：政治层面"伊斯兰会议组织-欧洲联盟联合论坛的一项后续行动，强调将继续采取此类举措，以加深欧亚和非洲两个最大的国家集团之间的对话并加强其相互了解，