Riyadh, Sha'ban 2, 1439, Apr 18, 2018, SPA -- Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received here today the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican State, Cardinal Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides affirmed the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue in order to promote tolerance, renounce violence, extremism, terrorism, and achieve security and peace for the peoples of the region and the world, stressing the Kingdom's pioneering role in this field. The meeting was attended by a number of officials. --SPA 17:26 LOCAL TIME 14:26 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w671568