Mohammad Albaa'lbaki, head of the Lebanese journalists' union, described the call by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for holding the Madrid International Conference on Dialogue as a historic initiative. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, he said, "the initiative by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is an unprecedented historic initiative in the history of relations among followers of the divine religions and numerous cultures." Albaa'lbaki said the conference will contribute to the cooperation of societies of various religions and cultures.