The Foreign Ministers and heads of delegations participating in the 11th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held in Dushanbe necessity of enhancing unity, expanding cultural exchanges and deepening scientific cooperation in order to enhance joint development and achieve stability, peace and development in the world. In a statement issued today, they supported a stance of the human rights council regarding religious intolerance, lauding the exerted efforts in this field particularly establishment of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Dialogue among Interreligious and Intercultural in Vienna. The declaration pointed out that the Asian continent maintains comprehensive peace and stability in recent years, stressing that the regional cooperation is a basic mechanism to accelerate carrying out three pillars of sustainable development. The ministers welcomed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's request to host 13th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Riyadh.
