MAKKAH: Saudi King Salman has called for an end to racist and xenophobic speech.
In an address to the MWL’s conference in Makkah on moderate Islam, the king said KSA has fought against extremism with “determination and decisiveness.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned and fought all forms of extremism, violence and terrorism, with ideology, determination and decisiveness, and has opposed any identification with them,” the king said in a speech delivered on his behalf by Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal.
Saudi Arabia is committed to “spreading peace and coexistence and has established international intellectual platforms and centers to promote these principles,” the king said.
The MWL, an international nongovernmental Islamic organization, based in Makkah, is holding the “Moderation and Indications” conference for four days. The event is being attended by dignitaries, scholars, senior officials and leading thinkers from the Muslim world.
