Mr President, Protection of human rights, the rule of law, promoting the culture of peace and initiatives on dialogue among cultures and peoples are key elements to an effective strategy to combat terrorism and extremism. In this connection, it may be noted that the rapid development of transportation, communications, computers and media sectors had a critical impact on facilitating and intensifying communication and interaction among people of the world irrespective of their religions, beliefs, culture and languages. No member of the human family, in all its diversity and plurality, can live in isolation from the means of affecting or being affected. Therefore, we are required to forge serious cooperation, under the umbrella of the United Nations, to create a healthy environment to promote the values of dialogue, tolerance and moderation; and to build cooperation and peace relationships between cultures, peoples and nations. Based on our keenness to achieve these noble objectives, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, initiated the launch of his sincere and comprehensive approach to dialogue between all the followers of religions and cultures. In this context, several meetings were organized and were crowned by convening the High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in its sixty-third session in 2008, with a view to provide the highest possible political support to all initiatives on dialogue, understanding and promoting the culture of peace. Currently, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is working, in cooperation with Austria and Spain, on establishing King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Center for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures Followers in Vienna; and we hope that the Center will be able to commence its activities later this year. Mr President, We reaffirm our commitment to the United Nations and to multilateral international system. Our international community is in dire need to unity and synergy in order to develop equitable solutions to aggravated international problems through serious respect to what is established in human consciousness in the form of values, norms and principles that strengthen constructive cooperation and achieve security, peace and prosperity for all nations. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you." --SPA 16:01 LOCAL TIME 13:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/929114