[sure, but what would he know about civilization? dm+]
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=92579&d=23&m=2&y=2007
Friday, 23, February, 2007 (05, Safar, 1428)
Prince Saud Calls for Dialogue, Openness Among Civilizations
Arab News
MADRID, 23 February 2007 — Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal
participated in the Arab-Spanish Political Conference held in Madrid
yesterday.
Speaking on the occasion Prince Saud highlighted the values of dialogue
and openness among civilizations. He pointed that these were the values
that prevailed in during the era of Arab rule of Andalus.
Prince Saud said he hoped that Spain would work to promote “positive
interaction and productive openness between our peoples and cultures.”
Prince Saud cited the cultural and scientific achievements of the Arabs
of the Andalus where scientists such as Ibn Hazm and Al-Zahrawi,
philosopher Ibn Rushd and historiographer Ibn Khaldun prospered.
Those who attended the event included Saudi Ambassador to Spain Prince
Saud ibn Naif, Prince Muhammad ibn Faisal ibn Turki, director of the
general department of European Union at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos also called for
increased dialogue between the Arab world and the West to end the
“negative perceptions” that separate the two sides. Speaking at the
start of a conference in Madrid between Spanish diplomats and
representatives from 19 Arab League countries, he said these perceptions
lead to “Islamophobia and Anti-Westernism” in both regions.
Among the topics to be discussed at the one-day conference are the
stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and relations among
Mediterranean nations.
Taking part in the event are the foreign ministers from Syria, Yemen,
Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates as well
as Moroccan minister of state, Abbas El Fassi, and Nabil Shaath,
representing the office of the Palestinian presidency.
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