PRINCE SAUD ALFAISAL, THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND LEADER OF HIS COUNTRY'S DELEGATION TO THE 61ST SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ATTENDED THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SESSION IN NEW YORK TODAY. KOFI ANNAN, THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL, GEORGE W. BUSH, THE U.S. PRESIDENT, AND A NUMBER OF WORLD LEADERS ADDRESSED THE OPENING CEREMONY. LATER, PRINCE SAUD ALFAISAL ATTENDED THE LUNCH PARTY ANNAN GAVE IN HONOR OF HEADS OF DELEGATIONS TAKING PART IN THE UN ANNUAL MEETING. THE OPENING CEREMONY AND THE BANQUET WERE ATTENDED BY PRINCE TURKI ALFAISAL, SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES AND PRINCE SAUD ALFAISAL'S ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION.