Washington, June 19, SPA -- Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States, has highlighted the positive contribution of Arab-Americans to all aspects of American life. In an address at the 26th annual conference of Arab-American Anti-discrimination Commission held here yesterday, he called for cooperation among Arab-American bodies to serve Arab-American issues and to play a prominent role in the American society. Prince Turki Al-Faisal also stressed the importance of building bridges of understanding between the United States and the Arab world to overcome the negative image of Arabs in American media caused by the 11th September incident. --SPA 19/06/2006 13:57 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/369762