AHMED AL-SABAH, THE EMIR OF KUWAIT, MAY ALLAH BLESS HIS SOUL, WE CALL THIS SUMMIT AFTER HIM FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE SERVICE OF GULF COOPERATION, THE KING NOTED. THE MONARCH SAID,'' THIS ANNUAL MEETING IS A CHANCE FOR REVIEWING WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED AND HAVE NOT ACHIEVED FOR SOME REASONS LAST YEAR. CONSIDERING THE REVIEW WITH THE MEASUREMENT OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION AND WITH THE CRITERION OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE, WE HAVE ACHIEVED GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENTS POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY. BUT WHEN THE REVIEW IS MEASURED BY AMBITIONS OF OUR PEOPLES AND THE CRITERION OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR THIS ERA, WE CONCLUDE THAT OUR ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BEEN STILL HUMBLE AND FAR FROM OUR PEOPLES' ASPIRATIONS. REVIEW DOES NOT MEAN DESPAIR OR DISAPPOINTMENT, BUT, ON THE CONTRARY, IT RENEWS AND STRENGTHENS OUR DETERMINATION AND RESOLUTION. ALL DREAMS THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TODAY MIGHT BE GOALS AVAILABLE AT OUR HANDS TOMORROW AND WILL BE ACHIEVED BY SINCERE INTENTIONS AND EFFORTS. --MORE
