In turn, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for hosting this important event, describing this day as exceptional for all and enhances the capabilities of Islamic countries to deal with the challenges. He explained that the current conflicts don't relate to religions or certain countries but rather a conflict between good and evil and stressed the importance of uniting efforts as a first step to eliminate the forces of evil and terrorism that seek to destabilize security and stability and to suppress peoples and to ensure the application of human rights worldwide. "Iran continues to carry out hostile activities in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon," he said, calling on Iran to respect neighboring rights by stopping its ongoing activities to destabilize the region and its support for militias in neighboring countries. He expressed hope that the new Iranian leadership will return to the negotiating table, stressing the need for the international community to adopt firm and effective positions and not accept Iran's policies and support for terrorism and to tighten economic sanctions and deal with it in countries with military presence for it there. --More 23:29 LOCAL TIME 20:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w410257