The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Salam palace here today the delegation of scholars participating in the International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in the Republic of Afghanistan. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomed the scholars, commending them and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for holding this conference. The King said, "You are the best who work to serve Islam and Muslims, unify their words and ranks, and eliminate the Islamic world from wars and crises afflicting it as well as the scourges of extremism and terrorism. Almighty Allah honored the Kingdom to serve the two holy mosques and this is what we have always been doing and still doing since the era of our father up today". The King affirmed that the Kingdom has experienced with the Afghan people their suffering since the beginning of the Afghan crisis and its resulting civil war, whereas the Kingdom has provided humanitarian and economic assistance and exerted continuous political efforts to eliminate division and differences among the factions of the Afghan people. The King added, "Today, we are optimistic that your efforts will contribute to closing the page of the past and opening a new page in Afghanistan that would achieve the aspirations of the Afghan people for security and stability, and this requires adopting the approach of dialogue, reconciliation and tolerance as dictated by our Islamic religion." The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques thanked them for their efforts and endeavors, wishing the Afghan people all success. --More 16:02 LOCAL TIME 13:02 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/1783968
