Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, received at his palace in Riyadh today Ulema, thinkers, writers, intellectuals and youths who have participated in the 4th National Forum for Intellectual Dialogue, organized by King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue in the Eastern Region over the last three days in Dammam. The event was patronized by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of the Eastern Region. Addressing the meeting, Sheikh Salih Alhossain, the General President for the Grand Mosque and Prophet Mosque Affairs, said 650 female and male youths in addition to 40 educational guides and those interested in thought and culture took part in the workshop-like meetings. Then Sheikh Alhossain handed the forum's final communiqué and recommendations to Crown Prince Abdullah. On his part, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zaid Al Sulaiman, Chief Judge of the Eastern Region who is also member of the Supreme Ulema Commission, lauded Crown Prince Abdullah's unprecedented initiative to hold periodical national intellectual dialogue meetings through out the Kingdom. Representatives of youths also made short speeches, lauding the idea of dialogue and calling for its continuation. --More 2024 Local Time 1724 GMT
