The 12th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations opened on Monday in Qufu City, east China's Shandong Province, under the theme of "Civilization, Order and Justice." It brought together officials, scholars and cultural representatives from around the world to discuss the future of human civilization.

Simonida Kordić, the Montenegrin minister of tourism, told CGTN that, whether across generations or across regions, the messages conveyed by Confucianism, such as harmony and respect for each other, hold universal value for the world.