Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Member of the Board of Directors of King Abdulaziz Public Library, honored here today winners of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's International Prize for Translation. A speech ceremony was held on the occasion. The King's speech was delivered by Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The speech welcomed the winners and stated, "We look forward to making this prize a way to promote civilization and cultural dialogue between us and others and a tool to boost bilateral relations with Arab and international scientific, cultural and professional centers in the field of translation, dialogue and other associated and related fields. "Over the coming years, our country will witness an active cultural and scientific movement which will regularly host many activities especially in the field of translation and dialogue with others and associated and related fields to bolster its status as a platform for culture and intellectuals and thinkers in the region to attain advanced stages in this important field of promoting human values and honorable values and highlighting principles of mutual respect of customs and traditions of other peoples. "In the Kingdom of Humanity (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), which embodies the homeland of ancient civilizations as the birth place of Islam, which has extended as a religion and a way of life and tolerant faith not only for the peoples of the Arab land but also for numerous parts of the whole world, a destination for Muslims and home of the Two Holy Mosques, we always call for dialogue among followers of the divine religions, civilizations and cultures that contribute to the explanation of our sound religion. Our way and course are dialogue. We promote its discourse and mechanisms and we set the appropriate climate for cooperation to make it successful without harming the interests of our religion and basic beliefs concerning the interests of our Islamic and Arab nations." --More
