AHMAD AL-JABER AL-SABAH, THE KUWAITI EMIR, HOPED THAT THE SUMMIT WOULD BE CULMINATED INTO SUCCESS. HE LAUDED THE GREAT EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMIT. HE ALSO HAILED THE EFFORTS EXERTED BY SUDANESE PRESIDENT OMAR AL-BASHEER DURING HIS CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE ARAB SUMMIT LAST YEAR. SHEIKH AL-SABAH SAID KUWAIT BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE JOINT ARAB WORK. HE CALLED FOR EXTENDING SUPPORT TO THE JOINT ECONOMIC PROJECTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMIC LEGISLATIONS AND LAWS FOR CREATION OF A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PROCESS OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION. --MORE