Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary General of the World Conference of Religions for Peace in the United States, has expressed appreciation for the call of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud for holding the World Conference on Dialogue. He said "This (Madrid) World Conference on Dialogue is a message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the peoples of the world to live in peace and fraternal coexistence as common human denominators that are shared by all religions, cultures and different civilizations". He said "This conference invites us to move towards changing what happens in the world where millions of children die because of poverty and famine". In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) today, he added "The problems that we live in our world today will not be resolved unless the peoples of the world cooperate together unitedly". He praised the meeting of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz with the Vatican Pope Benedict XVI and said "The beautiful meanings of this meeting do not mean that each party gives up on his beliefs but it was meant to forge a common understanding and promote cooperation for the sake of human dignity".
