King Abdullah Center for Interreligious Dialogue opens in Vienna

King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) will open its headquarters in Vienna, Austria on Monday. In its report on this occasion, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) noted that in implementation of the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for dialogue among followers of religions and cultures, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Austria and Spain signed an agreement for the establishment of King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) in Vienna, in October, 2011. Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed the agreement for the establishment of the Center with Austrian Vice Chancellor and Minister for European and International Affairs Michael Spindelegger, and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Trinidad Jimenez, in the presence of representatives of international organizations. The Center aims to spread the values of tolerance, cordiality, peace, security and coexistence among followers of religions and cultures.