Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, availed himself of the chance of addressing an Arab-European meeting in the Greek capital of Athens which witnessed a prosperous past of interaction between the two cultures to ask his listeners to be cautious about what he called critical times in both Arab and European worlds. Instead of listening to loud voices calling for chaos and abrupt change in the Arab world that might lead to threatening its security and stability and derail its development and prosperity, and instead of listening to calls for fanatics, racism and defaming religious figures and beliefs in Europe which might further complicate the continent's economic and financial crises and lead to isolation, both Arab world and Europe should listen to reason and exert more effort to develop and promote the mechanisms of dialogue and cooperation between the Arab world and Europe, Madani said. Speaking before the 3rd meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab league countries and European Union, Madani said meeting the legitimate aspirations of the Arab peoples to have freedom, dignity and prosperity should not come at the expense of the nation's security and stability, noting that terrorist and extremist groups are trying to reach power in the Arab region through financing, training and arming local militias who spark sedition, and demolish national unity. He cited the congratulatory message of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to newly-elected Egyptian President when he called for cutting the road before terrorist groups, sectarian militias and foreign intruders to tamper the stability and security of the country. We call on our European friends to enhance their partnership with us to bolster security, stability and prosperity for all Arab world peoples through facing the terror, extremism and foreign interference which provide support for it, the Saudi senior foreign ministry added. --More 22:53 LOCAL TIME 19:53 GMT تغريد
