consuming countries which will help in preserving the stability of oil prices in the international markets and in securing oil supplies. "These issues have received big attention of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz." Al-Naimi pointed out that this dialogue started more than 15 years ago and culminated into the initiation of the General Secretariat of The International Energy Forum(IEF). "In 2001, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz - who was the Crown Prince at that time - had called for the establishment of the General Secretariat of the IEF. King Abdullah in his speech at the opening ceremony of the 7th International Energy Forum held in Riyadh in 2001, had expressed the Kingdom's willingness to have the IEF headquarters in Saudi Arabia. In 2005, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz inaugurated at the Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter the premises of the IEF."
