Sing4Him
November 7th, 2008, 09:13 AM
Saudi denies inviting Israel to inter-faith meet
07/11/2008 10:34 RIYADH, Nov 7 (AFP)
A Saudi diplomat denied in remarks published on Friday that Riyadh had invited Israel to a UN inter-faith meeting in New York next week, saying the invitation had come from the United Nations.
"The president of the UN General Assembly addressed invitations to all UN member states," Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon, Abdul Aziz Khoja, was quoted as saying in Saudi and Lebanese newspapers.
The November 13 conference is being held at the initiative of Saudi Arabia, which has no relations with Israel. Both Saudi King Abdullah and Israeli President Shimon Peres are due to attend.
The meeting, which aims to promote dialogue among the world's monotheistic religions, will be a follow-up to a similar conference in Madrid in July. This was an initiative by King Abdullah, whose country hosts Islam's holiest shrines and does not permit the public practice of religions other than Islam.
http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=mideast&item=081107103421.saz7gkxj.php
07/11/2008 10:34 RIYADH, Nov 7 (AFP)
A Saudi diplomat denied in remarks published on Friday that Riyadh had invited Israel to a UN inter-faith meeting in New York next week, saying the invitation had come from the United Nations.
"The president of the UN General Assembly addressed invitations to all UN member states," Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon, Abdul Aziz Khoja, was quoted as saying in Saudi and Lebanese newspapers.
The November 13 conference is being held at the initiative of Saudi Arabia, which has no relations with Israel. Both Saudi King Abdullah and Israeli President Shimon Peres are due to attend.
The meeting, which aims to promote dialogue among the world's monotheistic religions, will be a follow-up to a similar conference in Madrid in July. This was an initiative by King Abdullah, whose country hosts Islam's holiest shrines and does not permit the public practice of religions other than Islam.
http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=mideast&item=081107103421.saz7gkxj.php