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For the first time in the history of relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Holy See, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz received in Riyadh on 18 April 2018 a high level delegation from the Holy See, led by Cardinal

Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran. Saudi Arabia is one of the founding member states of the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) and the Holy See is the Founding Observer of the Centre.

Cardinal Tauran is the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, and was accompanied by Bishop Miguel Ayuso, the Secretary of the Pontifical Council, who also serves as the Holy See’s representative on KAICIID’s Council of Parties and Board of Directors, as well as Monsignor Khaled Akasheh, member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and member of KAICIID’s Advisory Forum.

In their meeting, King Salman and Cardinal Tauran discussed the importance of the role of religious communities in renouncing violence, extremism, terrorism and achieving security and stability in the world.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian Minister of the Interior, the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, Dr. Mohammad Ibn Abdulkarim Alissa, and the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir participated in the meeting.

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