KING HAMAD BIN ISSA AL KHALIFA OF BAHRAIN WHO IS LEADING HIS COUNTRY'S DELEGATION TO THE ARAB SUMMIT LAUDED THE EFFORTS BEING EXERTED BY THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AND HIS GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THE SUMMIT IN RIYADH A SUCCESS AND UNIFY ARAB POSITION ON VARIOUS ISSUES. IN A PRESS STATEMENT UPON ARRIVAL IN RIYADH TODAY TO TAKE PART IN THE ARAB SUMMIT, HE EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE SUMMIT WOULD LEAD TO A UNIFIED ARAB POSITION TOWARD ALL CHALLENGES FACING THE ARAB NATION, STRESSING THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ARAB INITIATIVE ADOPTED BY THE ARAB SUMMIT IN BEIRUT 2002. HE EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE PEACE PROCESS BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND THE ISRAELIS WOULD BE RESUMED ON THE BASES OF THE ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE TO ACHIEVE COMPREHENSIVE, JUST AND DURABLE SOLUTION IN THE REGION. THE BAHRAINI MONARCH EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE PALESTINIANS WOULD CLOSE RANKS AFTER THE FORMATION OF THE PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MAKKAH AGREEMENT SIGNED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES. ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, HE CONFIRMED BAHRAIN'S KEENNESS THAT THE SUMMIT WOULD EXERT FURTHER EFFORTS TO ENABLE THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ RESTORE SOVEREIGNTY AND UNITY OF THEIR COUNTRY . HE ALSO PRAISED EFFORTS BY THE ARAB LEAGUE AND ITS SECRETARY GENERAL TO HELP THE IRAQI PEOPLE SUCCEED IN THEIR NATIONAL DIALOGUE. KING HAMAD EXPRESSED THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ FOR THE WARM WELCOME AND GENEROUS HOSPITALITY ACCORDED TO HIM AND ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION.
