The Saudi Arabian minister for foreign affairs paid a visit to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue last Friday to discuss the best way to follow up on a recent gathering of Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian leaders.

According to a Vatican press release, His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian minister for foreign affairs, along with his delegation, visited representatives from the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue on Friday. 

During their meeting, they exchanged ideas regarding the best way to follow up on the Madrid Conference, which took place July 16-18, 2008 at the request of King Abdallah bin Abulaziz Al Saud.  The meeting gathered together religious leaders from around the world urging them to find common ground and peacefully reconcile with each other.