GCC Secretary General Commends King's Speech

Kuwait, January 19, SPA -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah commended the speech
delivered today by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz at the inaugural session of the Arab Economic,
Developmental and Social Summit - the Summit of Solidarity with the
Palestinian People in Gaza - in Kuwait today.

Al Attiyah described the King's speech as "historic", noting it
marked the new beginning of a joint Arab action.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), GCC's Secretary General
said that "King Abdullah's speech set the right foundation for Arab
unity".