country economic cooperation in our region. He cited the spread of terror acts as one of the reasons behind the negative developmental progress in the region. He reiterated the Kingdom's denunciation of the terror acts in Egypt aiming at derailing the developmental drive in the country. He announced Saudi Arabia's firm position behind Egypt in the fight of terrorism and extremism. He demanded the world community to evade dual criterion towards what is going on in Egypt, calling on them to support the efforts being exerted by the Egyptian government to bolster stability and development. Saudi Arabia has closely followed the implementation of the political road map and a number of high-expectation economic reforms done by the Egyptian government and underscores the importance of Egypt's proceeding of this endeavor in a way that enhances confidence and sparks optimism leading to signs of improvement of the Egyptian economy. He said the conference represents a chance to confirm Egypt's government to remain committed to implement the necessary economic and structural reforms and highlight the mid-term economic and developmental program of Egypt that helps attract more domestic and foreign investments. --More 19:53 LOCAL TIME 16:53 GMT تغريد