Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates: 2005-2008

**Humera** · #1 05-20-2005, 05:18 PM

PETRA, JORDAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife Queen Rania pose with former US President Bill Clinton at their palace in Aqaba, 350 kms south of Amman, 19 May 2005. Clinton joined Nobel Prize winners meeting in Jordan's ancient rock-carved city of Petra, who pooled their collective brainpower to tackle the problems of "a world in danger". AFP PHOTO/YUSSEF ALLAN (Photo credit should read YUSSEF ALLAN/AFP/Getty Images)

cute_girl · #2 05-22-2005, 06:05 AM

were these posted before?
this event was on may 18.

**Humera** · #3 06-15-2006, 05:57 PM

Elie Wiesel hopes conference will help Mideast peace efforts

Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel said Thursday that he hoped that high-level Israeli and Palestinian officials would come together to explore ways of restarting peace efforts at a conference of Nobel laureates next week in Jordan.
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Thirty Nobel Prize winners are to meet in the Jordanian city of Petra on Tuesday and Wednesday to consider ways in which they might use their influence and moral authority to help find solutions to some of the world's most dire problems.

The second conference co-sponsored by foundations headed by Wiesel and King Abdullah of Jordan is convening amid a surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence and a bloody power struggle between Hamas, the Islamic party that now runs the Palestinian government, and the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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The conference, called "Petra II: A World Endangered," also will consider other threats to global security, including religious fanaticism, poverty and environmental degradation.

The laureates plan to launch an initiative to resolve the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradent...s/14826991.htm

Looks like the Dalai Lama is attending the event again this year. It should be an inspirational gathering.

Heidi P. · #4 06-17-2006, 05:11 PM

Elie Weisel has been a personal inspiration to me and I am so happy he
continues to spread his message of peace throughout the world.

**Humera** · #5 06-21-2006, 07:54 AM

1. Jordan's King Abdullah (L) and his wife Queen Rania arrives at the opening ceremony of the second conference of Nobel laureates held in the Nabatean city of Petra June 21, 2006. The two-day Nobel laureates conference opened in Petra on Wednesday with prominent figures attending to discuss and define their roles in responding to global crisis. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

2-3. Jordan's Queen Rania, right, and Marion Wiesel, wife of Nobel prize winner Elie Wiesel, left, attend the planery session of the Nobel laureates conference meeting in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Nobel Prize winners on Wednesday to contribute ideas so that Palestinians and Israelis can negotiate peace and allow a Palestinian state to emerge. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)

4. Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakheet (L), Marion Wiesel (2nd L), a writer, Jordan's Queen Rania and the Dalai Lama (R) listen to King Abdullah's speech at the opening ceremony of the second conference of Nobel laureates. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

5. Jordan's King Abdullah (R) welcomes Elie Wiesel, winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)
6. Jordan's King Abdullah (R) sits next to Elie Wiesel, winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

**Humera** · #6 06-21-2006, 08:13 AM

1. An unidentified Buddhist nun (L) greets the Dalai Lama at the opening ceremony of the second conference of Nobel laureates held in the Nabatean city of Petra June 21, 2006. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

2. Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres (R) chats with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

3. Nobel Peace Prize winner David Trimble of Northern Ireland and his wife Daphe attend the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

4. Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (L) listens to Jordanian Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

PETRA, JORDAN - JUNE 21: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (R) talks with actress Uma Thurman at the opening of the second conference of Nobel Laureates on June 21, 2006 at the Nabatean City of Petra in Jordan. Dozens of Nobel Laureates and international public figures convene for the second time in Petra on Wednesday to discuss and define their roles in responding to global crises. (Photo by Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)

Uma Thurman (Gettyimages)

Israeli deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (R) greets peace Nobel Laureate, the Dalai Lama (L). (Photo by Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images)

Israeli deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (R) talks with Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images)

salwa · #7 06-21-2006, 08:20 AM

Wow, her majesty always look radiant in white

Thanks Humera!

**Humera** · #8 06-21-2006, 08:36 AM

You're welcome salwa :)

1-2. King Abdullah arrives with his wife Queen Rania (R) during the opening of the second conference of Nobel Laureates on June 21, 2006 at the Nabatean City of Petra in Jordan. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

3-4. King Abdullah delivers his speech. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images & Reuters via Yahoo)

5. King Abdullah listens to Professor Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images)

6. Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (L) meets Queen Rania. (Photo by Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)

**Humera** · #9 06-21-2006, 08:50 AM

Jordan seeks to convene a meeting between Abbas and Olmert this week (AP)

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan is seeking to convene a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of an international gathering in the kingdom later this week, officials said on Tuesday.

Olmert and Abbas will both be attending the Nobel laureates meeting, which will open Wednesday in Jordan’s famed tourist attraction, Petra, the officials told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Israeli Embassy press attache Jacob Raber confirmed that Olmert would arrive in Jordan’s Red Sea resort of Aqaba on Thursday for talks with King Abdullah II and then attend the second and last day of the Nobel laureates meeting in Petra, farther north. Khaleej Times

Olmert, Abbas to breakfast in Petra

Dozens of Nobel laureates and international public figures will convene for the second time here on Wednesday to discuss and define their roles in responding to global crises. While the conference is slated to bring some of the world's greatest minds together to tackle the problems of "A World in Danger," much of the talk among delegates, journalists and guests is of a possible Thursday meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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"King Abdullah is hosting a breakfast for a number of participants on Thursday morning; among the invitees are the prime minister of Israel and the president of the Palestinian National Authority," Bassem Awadallah, director-general of King Abdullah's office, told reporters yesterday. Jerusalem Post

**Humera** · #10 06-21-2006, 12:05 PM

PETRA, JORDAN - JUNE 21: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (L) meets with King Abdullah of Jordan at the opening of the second conference of Nobel Laureates on June 21, 2006 at the Nabatean City of Petra in Jordan. (Photo by Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)

PETRA: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (L) poses with the Dalai Lama at the opening of the second conference of Nobel Laureates on June 21, 2006 at the Nabatean City of Petra in Jordan. (Photo by Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas shakes hands with Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres at the Second Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates, in the ancient city of Petra, about 80 kilometers south of the Dead Sea. King Abdullah II of Jordan pressed today Palestinian and Israeli leaders to bear their responsibilities in seeking an end to decades of conflict, on the eve of their landmark meeting in Jordan. Some 25 Nobel laureates and celebrities are attending the two-day conference dubbed "Petra II: A World in Danger" and organised by King Abdullah II Fund for Development and the Foundation for Humanity of Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel. (JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images)

closesttoheaven · #11 06-21-2006, 12:25 PM

and for sure,for the other pictures of the queen and the king

**Humera** · #12 06-21-2006, 03:29 PM

Uma Thurman had a Buddhist upbringing, her dad was a Buddhist scholar and later the first western monk, the Dalai Lama was an occasional guest in her home.
Richard Gere, also Buddhist, was at last year's conference with the Dalai Lama.

Pictures from Petra:

madonna23 · #13 06-21-2006, 05:01 PM

was the first conf. of nobel laureates also held at Petra?

**Humera** · #14 06-21-2006, 07:33 PM

yes it was madonna.
Bill Clinton was among the guests last year. There was a gala as well with the spectacular Petra scenery as a backdrop.

**Humera** · #15 06-21-2006, 07:40 PM

King Inaugurates Nobel Laureates Conference

Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim; In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Elie,
My friends,
Good morning. It is an honour to welcome all of you to this, the second Petra Conference. Last year, Elie and I had a vision: a global partnership of Nobel Laureates and achievers … leaders who could turn their intellectual gifts and experience, to finding answers to the serious problems of our time. Petra One began this unprecedented effort. This year, your discussions will carry the work forward and initiate positive change.

Creative and courageous thinking does make a difference. Thanks to work by you and many others, the 21st century has brought better lives to billions of people. But other billions have not shared in the promise. That break runs through our world like a fault-line. We cannot build a secure future on a divided foundation.

rest of the speech can be found here

Amman, June 21 (Petra)-- The International Herald Tribune published an article written by His Majesty King Abdullah II in Wednesday's edition.

"A responsibility to make peace"

War has a terrible cost. But peace also has a cost, especially when generations of conflict demonstrate that the only path to peace is the acknowledgement and settlement of painful and legitimate grievances.

To achieve peace, patterns of fear, resentment, mistrust and indifference to the suffering of others must be broken. Sides that have long defined themselves in opposition to each other must create a new psychology. Societies and individuals alike must reorient themselves to a future that rewards productivity and cooperation, not confrontation.
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It is time for nations and world- renowned figures alike to stand behind the commitment to peace, as a group of Nobel laureates and other leaders are doing this week at the Petra II conference. Real peace agreements are not just written on paper, but also inscribed on hearts. For that to occur we must help people on both sides believe that making a difficult peace is far less costly than continuing a destructive conflict.

Entire text of the article can be found here

Princess Mahala · #16 06-22-2006, 12:57 AM

Great pictures and information! Thanks!

amina1 · #17 06-22-2006, 02:31 AM

What is the conference about? I still didn't get it

RhapsodyBrat · #18 06-22-2006, 04:22 AM

Jordanian King hosts breakfast with Olmert, Abbas
http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusintl...ts=62220060052

PETRA, Jordan, June 22 — Jordan's King Abdullah hosted a breakfast on Thursday for Nobel prize laureates and other dignitaries including Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said.

It was the first time Olmert and Abbas had met since Olmert assumed office in January, but the officials said there would be no formal talks between them at the Jordan conference.

Shimon Peres, a member of Olmert's cabinet and a Nobel peace prize winner who was also at the conference in the ancient city of Petra, said such talks would be premature.

"Negotiations must be prepared carefully. If there will be a meeting and nothing will come out of it, it will simply create disappointment," he told Reuters.

fanletizia · #19 06-22-2006, 06:45 AM

In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L-R), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan pose for a picture on June 22, 2006 at the Nabatean City of Petra in Jordan

from getty