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Saudi King's efforts to facilitate peaceful coexistence through World Dialogue
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 12 - 07 - 2008

The forthcoming World Conference on Dialogue between the followers of revealed messages and oriental philosophies organized by the Muslim World League (MWL) in Madrid and patronized by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz comes to reflect hopes and aspirations of the King and his noble and pioneering endeavor to achieve mutual understanding and cooperation among nations, which meet on major principles and values.
The conference is scheduled to starts its three-day deliberations in the Spanish capital on July 16.
The Islamic International Conference for Dialogue which was held recently in Makkah adopted the call launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for dialogue between followers of the revealed messages and oriental philosophies.
With this historic achievement, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques recorded his name in letters of gold with (light or Noor) in contemporary history as one of the most prominent advocates of peace and dialogue as he was described by CNN for his call, as the maker of history of religions and dialogue in a report aired by the Television network after the announcement of the date for convening the conference.
A correspondent of the CNN said that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz made history by his initiative which was welcomed by the religious communities.
As the Chairman of the Committee for dialogue among religions David Rousseau said "the hand that reaches out to Christians and Jews should be greeted".
As political analyst Dr. Morris Jones said "if one of the leaders can accomplish peace, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is the best leader to do so".
He explained that the United States of America "is full of hope that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz can do much to achieve peace in the entire region".
Dr. Jones added "the United States can not make peace alone, it needs strong friends. And despite the many difficulties facing the region, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz accomplished much and among these accomplishments is combating terrorism".
He said "it is very important to begin to resolve the very long-standing issue of the Middle East peace. And many of the people in the world rely on King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and they are optimistic about his approaches and strategies".
In the following report, Saudi Press Agency reviews the efforts made by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to promote dialogue between Muslims to maintain the unity and solidarity towards the dangers that surround them, and to establish dialogue with others in order to make peace and security prevail throughout the land, and to enlighten non-Muslims about the tolerance and justice of Islam.
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