SABAH, THE EMIR OF KUWAIT HOPED THAT THE SUMMIT WOULD YIELD POSITIVE RESULTS AND MEET THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE ARAB NATION. IN A STATEMENT TO SPA, HE SAID 'WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THE SUMMIT WILL YIELD POSITIVE RESULTS' . SHEIKH AL-SABAH HAILED THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ TO UNIFY THE ARAB RANKS.