Saudi Minister of Education Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Obaid confirmed here today that positive dialogue among civilizations and religions is considered one of the leading basics to avert the occurrence of disputes. In a key address at the opening session of the symposium on Cultural Dialogue between the Arab/Islamic and German worlds, held in Berlin today, the Saudi minister drew the attention to the fact that the Islamic greetings means "peace be on you", calling on Arab Islamic societies to exert utmost efforts to refute accusations raised by enemies of Islam to wedge rifts between the Islamic and Christian worlds. He said Saudi Arabia was since long time ago keen to encourage dialogue and to support it financially, morally and literally, lauding the Saudi German relations which extend back deep into history. He reminded reporters of Frankfurt International Exhibition 2004, urging participants in the symposium to forge points that could be used as working plans for the good of humanity.
