Secretary General of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdulrahman Bin Hamad Al-Atiyyah lauded the initiative by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to call for holding the Islamic summit. In a statement on the occasion, he said the king's initiative demonstrates his keenness to bolster the unity of the Islamic nation. The secretary general hoped the summit would realize the wishes and aspirations of the peoples of the Islamic nation.