The president of the U.N. General Assembly announced in a statement last night that a high-level meeting on interfaith dialogue will take place on November 12-13 upon a request of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal in the name of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Arab Group in the Kingdom's address delivered by Prince Saud at the 63rd session of the U.N. General Assembly late last September. The high-level meeting is expected to continue the process started in Madrid in July when Saudi Arabia initiated a three-day interfaith dialogue. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is eager to encourage dialogue, understanding and cooperation between religions and cultures, thereby promoting peace and harmony,” Prince Saud said in his address. On his part, General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto said in a letter announcing the meeting, “I am convinced that all of us, in our respective religious, cultural, and ethical-philosophical traditions, find strong grounds for and summons to embrace the logic of love and solidarity. We must all jointly endeavor to turn this summons to solidarity into the main propelling force for humanity and for the U.N.”
