LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than three dozen Nobel Prize winners will meet behind closed doors and "fortress-like" security next month in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra to discuss solutions to the world's problems, including the food crisis affecting many nations.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, who co-hosts thefourth annual summit of Nobel winners with Jordan's KingAbdullah II, said in an interview on Tuesday this year'sconference will pay special attention to the world food andenergy crises.
"We try to solve problems that we can solve," Wiesel said,adding that such intractable conflicts as the Arab-Israelidispute were not on the agenda.
"We spent our first meeting (four years ago) examining aworld in danger, and you know what, the world is still indanger," he said.
Participants will be protected by "fortress-like" security,Wiesel added.
Among this year's participants in the three-day conferencethat starts June 17 are Nobel Peace Prize winners, the DalaiLama, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former U.N.Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Nobel winners in economics, chemistry, physics and medicinealso will also attend. Among the programs are a discussion ofpress freedom and a dialogue between Israeli and Palestinianuniversity educators.
(Reporting by Arthur Spiegelman, Editing by BobTourtellotte)
