Kuwait continues support of islamic conference document

Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah is to participate at the opening of the eighth meeting of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers held at Madina Al-Munawara on Tuesday. Kuwait's participation in the conference comes as part of its continuous support of its document written up by Saudi Arabia titled "cultural rights in the Muslim world", said Sheikh Salman, also Chairman of Kuwait's National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL).He stressed that Kuwait had put forward all of its intellectual and cultural potentials in the formation of this document, responding to the needs of Islam and human rights.Kuwait is very concerned regarding the phenomenon of Islamophobia, and stands side-by-side with Saudi Arabia in steps aimed at activating a 'draft operational plan' for dialogue between the followers of all religions and cultures, he said, stressing that Kuwait believes that this is a way to renounce violence and terrorism. Kuwait's participation in this conference comes in line with all its attention and support of intellectual and cultural work locally, regionally and internationally and in line with the efforts of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) in the implementation of the strategy of Islamic cultural work outside the Muslim world, he added.Sheikh Salman expressed happiness over Kuwait's participation at the eighth meeting of the culture ministers, which is considered a new opportunity to confirm the deep-rooted ties between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia under the wise leaderships of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.He praised the efforts exerted by the Saudi Minister of Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja on his preparations for this conference as he also congratulated him and the Saudi people on the occasion of the opening of the cultural center and the public library in Madina.Sheikh Salman also expressed his thanks to the Director General of ISESCO Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri on the organization's efforts in advancing the cultural work of the Arab and Muslim world, in addition to the success of the conference.