AOL to launch regional peace platform for South Asia

The Art of Living (AOL) Foundation is set to launch a new platform "South Asian Forum ForPeace" (SAFP) to usher in an era of peace and cooperation in the region.
AOL founderSri Sri Ravi Shankar will launch the forum here tomorrow. He will also address a conference on peace.
Another platform will be launched by AOL to usher in an eraof peace in Kashmir. It is called SouthAsian Forum For Peace, Ajay Kapoor of AoL Bureau ofCommunication said.
The new platform aims to bring together the countries in the region, where cooperation, peace and progress have sometimes been evasive, he said.

"The Art of Living will be hosting a conferenceon peace in Jammu tomorrow. The theme would be to bringback peace which has eluded the Valley for long," he said.
Former militants and victims of militancy will take part in the conference "Kashmir Back to Paradise" in Jammu tomorrow to promote peace in the Valley.
There are nine countries in the region and the forum will strive to bring them together on various aspects such as peace, growth, entrepreneurship and women empowerment among others, he said.