
The President of PSC Fasihuddin and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah attended the 1st. Asian Mediation Association (AMA) Conference at Singapore on June 4-6, 2009. The theme of the Conference was “Mediation Diversity—Asia and Beyond”. The Conference was attended by more than 250 participants from 19 countries, and was organized by the Singapore Mediation Center (SMC). The keynote Speaker was Noble laureate Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, the former President of Finland. The Conference focused on community mediation, mediation in intellectual property, cross-border issues, impact of culture on mediation, dealing with difficult people and mediation skills and practice, etc. Country reports from UK, the Philippines and India attracted much interest. The representatives from Indonesia and Malaysia impressed the participants by the performance of their respective mediation centers. The website of the Conference is: www.asianmediationassociation.org/conference.