Jordan Times
Friday, April 20, 2007
His Majesty King
Abdullah holds talks with Prince Turki Al Faisal Ben Abdul Aziz
His Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with Prince Turki Al Faisal Ben Abdul Aziz,
chairman of the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS),
who is taking part at the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) conference in Amman.
During the meeting, the Monarch expressed appreciation for the KFCRIS’ role in
supporting efforts designed to achieve reform, enhance the culture of tolerance
and present the role of Islamic culture and its contribution to society. The ARI
is a network of independent Arab research and policy institutes, with partners
from the United States and Europe. Its goal is to mobilise the Arab research
capacity to advance knowledge and develop a home-grown programme for democratic
reform in the Arab world. Director of the King’s Office, Bassem Awadallah, and
Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Abdul Rahman Ouhali, attended the meeting