Organizers of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland announced the creation of a new council aimed at promoting dialog between the Western and Islamic worlds as international leaders gathered in the Swiss resort town for the annual conference on global economic, business and political conditions.
The Council of 100 Leaders, or C-100 as the initiative has been dubbed, will draw together 20 leaders each from the fields of politics, religion, business, media and opinion, according to a WEF press release.
The C-100 will engage in projects designed to foster greater understanding and cooperation between the Western and Muslim worlds including the support of inter-civilization dialog programs, citizen exchanges, workshops, and cultural programs.
Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud, Co-Chairman of the new C-100 stated, "At this critical moment in human affairs, there is clearly an urgent need for the societies across both the Western and Muslim worlds to engage in dialogue to achieve mutual understanding as the basis for practical cooperation. At such a time, the decision of the World Economic Forum to establish the C-100 is to be warmly welcomed as a timely, much needed and potentially beneficial initiative." — (menareport.com)
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