Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States will create a new international body to campaign for religious freedom, following a major meeting in Washington.
Dubbed the International Religious Freedom Alliance, Pompeosaid that details of the group were still being worked out but that it would”bring like-minded countries together” to make the issue a priority.
“It will provide a space for the work that we do hereto flourish throughout the year and, importantly, it will defend theunalienable rights of all human beings to believe, or not to believe, whateverit is that they choose,” Pompeo told the ministerial-level meeting.The three-day gathering at the State Department,which is being held for the second straight year, is bringing together dozensof countries and hundreds of activists to promote religious freedom.