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Wed, 07/15/2009 - 10:26
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SG of MWL holds press conference

Vienna, July 14, SPA -- Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki,
Secretary General of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL),
confirmed that the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for dialogue among
followers of religions and those who belong to accredited cultures
which was launched in Madrid by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
last year receives wide-range positive response of the
dialogue-related institutions.

In a press conference he held here today to cast light on the
meeting of the Follow-up Committee on Dialogue among followers of
religions and cultures which concluded in Vienna earlier today,
Al-Turki said the participation of representatives of 40 regional and
international institutions in this meeting is yet another evidence of
the international response the initiative has enjoyed.
Shedding light on the outcome of today's meeting in Vienna, MWL's
Secretary General said the conferees suggested the importance of
forging an international institution to be in charge of dialogue and
assigned the MWL to follow-up this matter.
He said it was decided to set up a six-member team representing the
followers of different religions to select the members of the
preparatory committee for establishing the new 12-member or more
entity in charge of dialogue in the world.
Al-Turky said an international conference will then be convoked to
approve the new system on which the international organization for
dialogue will be named and established on consideration that the
initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud is an international call.
The MWL Secretary General said his organization will conduct, in
collaboration with the Follow-up Committee for Dialogue, the
necessary studies to establish this institution, including the host
country.
He drew the attention that the new institution will also discuss
international issues including ways to bring about security, peace
and justice and the role of family and religion in the stability of
societies and to peoples of the world.
--SPA

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