Source: Beliefnet
Wire Service: AP
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/188/story_18892_1.html
On April 10, 2006 the Associated Press reported, "In a bid to end sectarian violence in Iraq, religious leaders from the country's Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish communities will gather for talks in Jordan later this month, said a statement issued Wednesday by a Jordanian Islamic group. The one-day conference, to be held April 22, is 'an important and radical step to end violence in Iraq and consolidate its unity and stability,' said the statement from the Aal al-Bayt Foundation for Islamic Thought. 'Those goals would not be realized without reaching a political solution to end inter-fighting in Iraq, which also cannot be achieved without understanding and reconciliation between the different concerned factions,' said the statement, which was faxed to The Associated Press. The statement said Jordan's King Abdullah II, who led efforts to hold the reconciliation conference, will join the religious leaders and tribal heads in their call for an end to violence and religious tension in the war-torn country."