February 26, 2006

Statement by the Secretary-General at the opening session of the second meeting of the high-level group for the Alliance of Civilizations

Now if only talk of the benefits of dialogue over "armed struggle" (explicitly incorporated into Organization of the Islamic Conference and Arab League treaties) were directed at, say, Iranian President Ahmedinejad or Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Hassan Yousef, Mohammed Abu Tir, Jamila Shanti, Mohammed Deif, Khalid Meshal, Mousa Abu Marzook, or Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, or.....