Jeddah, Sha'ban 16, 1436, Jun 3, 2015, SPA -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation and partnership in the area of interreligious and intercultural dialogue. The agreement was signed by OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani and KAICIID Secretary General Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar. The main background of this MoU is mentioned to be the current global challenges that require more attention and action by all concerned entities, to ensure peaceful coexistence, harmony and interaction among peoples of different societies, through the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue. Both institutions have common interests in this regard while they share the belief that dialogue is a major tool in conflict prevention and resolution, sustainable peace, and social cohesion. Therefore, through this MoU, the two organizations decided to join hands in order to achieve maximal engagement in this field by implementing a series of programmes and activities to promote interfaith, intercultural, and inter-civilizational dialogues around the world. --SPA 19:45 LOCAL TIME 16:45 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w