(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
New York: The Executive Vice-President of the Brookings Institution Martin Indyk has expressed his appreciation to the Emir H H Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his participation in the opening of the US- Islamic World Forum, praising Qatar's sponsorship of the Forum for 13 years.
In a speech at the opening of the Forum, which is currently held in New York, Martin Indyk said that the Forum was held in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and brings together international leaders to discuss differences and build bridges.
He noted that the Forum has gathered, in 13 sessions, leaders 'on the issues we face, including devastating wars, transnational terrorism, refugee issues and policies that bring the Muslim world to a lower level of terrorism, stressing that there is no more pressing task than these issues.
He said that the Brookings Institute, which organizes the Forum in cooperation with the State of Qatar, is dedicated to independent research. It has gathered a large number of researchers at the current session for enriching the Forum to deal with crises, pointing to the need to listen to others and build bridges as all are affected by the issues that the world is experiencing, he added.
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