Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (Source: Reuters) “It is up to all of us at this summit to forge thispartnership, and prove, once and for all, that there is no clash ofcivilisations, with the Muslim world on one side and the West on the other,” hewrote in a statement published in Al Riyadh newspaper of Saudi Arabia on thethreshold on the US-Arab Islamic Summit.
“There is only a clash with civilization, and on that we all– members of all religions – must stand united together as one; firm,determined, and ready to act,” he wrote.
The PM expressed his belief that the summit represents animportant attempt to bring ties between the Muslim world and the US to newlevels, noting that with even greater mutual understanding, they can worktogether all the better to fight the ignorance, exclusion and sense of grievancethat can fuel violent extremism.
PM Najib is in Saudi Arabia to attend the US-Arab Islamic summit,which gathers leaders from 54 countries over the world, including US PresidentDonald Trump.-VNA
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