The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz thanked the Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, who is also Chief of the Preparatory Arab Economic and Social Council for the 19th Arab Summit held in Riyadh, as well as the Arab Ministers of Finance and Economy who participated in the meeting for the sincere feelings they have expressed in a cable to the monarch. In a cable addressed to Dr. Al-Assaf, the monarch said "we thank you and the participating Ministers for your sincere feelings".