Lisbon – February 2024. His Majesty’s Hon Consul General was pleased to pay a courtesy visit on His Excellency Dr. Zuhair Alharthi, Secretary General of the @KAICIID – The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, mostly referred to as The International Dialogue Centre – KAICIID.
KAICIID is a unique inter- governmental organization: through their dual governance structure, a Council of Parties made of States, and a Board of Directors made up of religious leaders, they bring together followers of different religious traditions, religious leaders and policymakers. Their Advisory Forum, with over 60 religious’ leaders from the world’s major faith and cultural traditions, allows them to connect and network communities from all over the world.
The founding member States, the Republic of #Austria, the Kingdom of #Spain, the Kingdom of #SaudiArabia, and the #HolySee/Vativan ySee as a founding Observer, and the Board of Directors stand as guarantors of the independence of their programmes from the interests of any one country, or any one religious denomination.
They are convenors and facilitators, bringing religious leaders,policymakers and experts to the dialogue table so that they can find common solutions to shared problems.
A remarkable organisation now headquartered in the Portuguese capital by His Excellency Dr. Zuhair Alharthi. I very much look forward to the KAICIID and the Kingdom of Tonga cooperating together.
