Greeting letter of Dr. Katalin Szili - 16th November 2007, Budapest

GREETING LETTER

Dear Conference participants,
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,


It is a great pleasure and honour for me to greet your significant Conference of great importance with this letter, which event is organised mutually in Budapest by favour of the International Federation of Family Organisations – International Project Centre, the “Mission Europa”, the European Forum for Urban Safety (EFUS) and the International Bodyguard and Security Services Association.

It is a great recognition also for the host Hungarian federation, which I know well and held in high esteem, and for whom I congratulate specially!

“Urban safety and Security of Families”! City, family, safety! It is impossible to set up an order among these 3 meaningful expressions. Not needed as they are equal and constitute real unity together. One comes after the other. What can be one of the most elemental goals of our sweeping, often not so happy modern life? Living in a happy family, in a wonderful city and in the belief of security! We know it for ages that a town can be the live-giving home for people. Harmonious families give the atmosphere of a quiet city. Peaceful towns and leaders, working organisations and professionals create appropriate conditions in order to have our cities also becoming responsible communities, families. I find it essential to listen to other experts as well – arriving from abroad – and know their point of view about such important matters involving all of us.

I express my thanks for your efforts in such a noble case, where you try not only dreaming but working actively for a safer and more homely future for all people.

I wish you a fruitful and successful conference today. And also wish you strength and much support for reaching your goals!

Budapest, 16th November 2007
Sincerely yours,

Dr. Katalin Szili
President of the Hungarian Parliament