(06 Mar 08 - RV) A Delegation of the Signatories of the Open Letter, “A Common Word”,
addressed to Pope Benedict XVI and signed by 138 Muslim scholars concluded a two-day
meeting with a Delegation representing the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious
Dialogue yesterday at the Vatican. At a Press Conference yesterday in Rome, one of
the Muslim Delegates, Dr. Aref Ali Nayed took the opportunity to appeal for
the safe release of Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Rahho who was kidnapped last week in
Iraq.