| div cl | | | | Kuwait, Egypt, Britain, Spain and the Philippines, said |
| Saudi Arabia initiated inter-religious meeting at the | | | | Enrique Yeves, spokesman for U.N. General Assembly |
| United Nations this week. King Abdullah called his | | | | president Miguel DâEscoto Brockmann. |
| initiative a âCulture of Peace | | | | President Bush joined the leaders this morning and |
| Summit,â to promote tolerance among the | | | | gave a speech at the U.N General Assembly hall. |
| worldâs major religions. Participants who | | | | Other participants include U.N. Secretary General Ban |
| gathered in New York on Wednesday and Thursday | | | | Li-Moon and the head of the Organization of the |
| called for promoting mutual understanding and | | | | Islamic Conference (OIC), the bloc of Muslim nations |
| tolerance, through dialogue. Among those who | | | | spearheading a campaign at the U.N. |
| attended are leaders from Pakistan, Lebanon, Jordan, | | | | |