Muhaisen further said that convening of this international conference, is part of the Kingdom's contribution to international efforts to combat corruption, the exchange of experiences and visions of the various communities, in addition to the definition of its efforts over the decades to protect the integrity and anti-corruption. After that, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz delivered a speech during which he welcomed the participants in the conference, stressing the aspiration of everyone to take advantage of agencies concerned with transparency, accountability and control, which are participating in the conference through the exchange of useful experiences and expertise in addition to what will be put forward of ideas and proposals for the benefit of all the participating bodies and organizations. He said: "Kingdom's approach since its inception is to be committed to the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah as the source of its Constitution and regulations and laws." He added that the Kingdom took the initiative for the development of regulations to protect the integrity and fight corruption, including the adoption of a national strategy for this, and the establishment of a specialized independent body.
