SPANISH PREMIER JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO HELD HERE LAST NIGHT A DINNER PARTY IN HONOR OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AND THE ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, ZAPATERO HIGHLIGHTED THE DEEP-ROOTED ISLAMIC-SPANISH RELATIONS. HE HOPED THAT THE FOUNDATION OF THE ARAB HOUSE IN MADRID AND CORDOVA WOULD PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN CEMENTING SPANISH RELATIONS WITH THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD. HE LAUDED THE ROLE BEING PLAYED BY KING ABDULLAH TO ENHANCE THE PILLARS OF PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO SURPASS THE TRAGIC SITUATION IN EACH OF LEBANON, IRAQ AND PALESTINE. THE SPANISH PREMIER SAID CONTINUATION OF VIOLENCE AND INJUSTICE IN PALESTINE CONSTITUTES A SOURCE OF INSTABILITY IN THE REGION. REALIZING THAT FACT, SPAIN HAS VOICED SUPPORT TO THE ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE APPROVED BY THE ARAB SUMMIT, HELD IN RIYADH RECENTLY, HE NOTED. --MORE
