Lebanese Premier Saad Alhariri hailed Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's initiative for dialogue among followers of religions and cultures. In a speech during a session of the UN Security Council here on Wednesday, he said, "Today's session is a continuation of the efforts exerted by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in the session by the General Assembly of the United Nations" on dialogue among followers of religions and cultures in 2009. In a similar speech, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also hailed the Third Civilization Alliance in which he will participate on Friday in Rio de Janeiro as an extension of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's international initiative for dialogue among followers of religions and cultures.