1st Saudi-French Seminar on "Civilizations Dialogue" concluded 3

Meanwhile, Saudi ambassador to France Mohammed bin Ismail Al Alsheikh
said the seminar is a fruit of the initiative of King Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz to spread culture of dialogue among followers of the
religions and civilizations as well as the culture of dialogue and
tolerance.


He noted that the significance of the seminar stems from the fact
that the Kingdom - the heart of the Muslim world, and France - the
heart of Europe, have participated in the seminar in addition to a
gathering of a number of researchers and thinkers.


The seminar was attended by a number of officials, researchers and
thinkers as well as Saudi and French diplomats.