PRINCE SAUD Al-FAISAL SAID THE 10-YEAR WORKING PLAN, APPROVED BY THE ISLAMIC SUMMIT, ALSO CLEARLY CONTAINED CONDEMNATION OF EXTREMISM IN ALL ITS FORMS BECAUSE IT CONTRADICTS WITH THE ISLAMIC AND HUMAN VALUES, AND ALSO URGES FOR EXPLORATION OF POLITICAL , ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CAUSES, AND TO CONFRONT EXTREMISM THROUGH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SETTLEMENT OF CHRONIC DISPUTES THROUGH PEACEFUL MEANS, AS WELL AS TO ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AMONG THE RELIGIONS. "THE PLAN ALSO PROJECTS COMMON VALUES, AND ENCOURAGES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INCLUDING ALL GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE THE RESPECT OF ALL RELIGIONS, AND FOR CONDUCTING AN ORGANIZED AND CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE FOR PROJECTING THE REAL VALUES OF ISLAM AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO FIGHTING EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM." "NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY THE HINTS INCLUDED IN THE LECTURE OF THE POPE BECAUSE THEY CONSTITUTIVE AN INSULT TO THE MUSLIMS AND HURT THEIR FEELINGS. I THINK THE POPE IS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT ISLAM RESPECTS THE CHRIST AND HIS MOTHER MARY BINT IMRAN, AND MAKES IT NECESSARY FOR THE MUSLIMS TO BELIEVE THAT HE WAS A PROPHET AND HIS MESSAGE WAS BASED ON TOLERANCE AND MERCY; WE HOPE THAT THIS STAND WILL NOT LEAD TO A NEW TREND IN THE VATICAN'S POLICIES VIS-A-VIS ISLAM AFTER DECADES OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE VATICAN AND THE MUSLIM SCHOLARS SINCE THE ERA OF THE FORMER POPE." PRINCE SAUD SAID FURIOUS REACTIONS TOWARD THESE HINTS WILL MAKE IT NECESSARY TO ISSUE AN URGENT CLARIFICATION . THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IS LOOKING FORWARD FOR A STATEMENT FROM THE VATICAN, REFLECTING ITS REAL STAND ABOUT ISLAM AND ITS TEACHINGS', HE CONCLUDED.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/389912