rooted civilization legacy" and that "our religion urges us for dialogue, cooperation and co-existence and for the spread of love, peace and ethics among mankind". He expressed the hope of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to see a world of peace, not only for Muslims but also for all peoples of the entire world. The King went on to say that "to remove skepticism among all of us we have to start with dialogue and find out the common factors that will constitute the point of a launch towards real peace and co-existence". Tracing the history of the King's calls for the importance of bringing about peace instead of conflict and dispute, we find that he called for that goal at different platforms and occasions. We can cite his initiative for peace in the Middle East which was adopted by Beirut Arab summit 2002, later called the Arab Peace Initiative. In 2000, the then-Crown-Prince participated in the Millennium summit, organized by the United Nations. Addressing the gathering, he said the United Nations charter has called for the exercise of tolerance, good neighborhood and human rights. --More
