Prince Khalid al-Faisal, the Governor of Makkah region, patronized here today the inaugural ceremony for implementing the project of the new venue of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Speaking on the occasion, OIC's Secretary General Professor Ekmel-Eddin Ihsan Oglu highlighted the great attention given by the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to the OIC. On his party, Mayor of Jeddah Eng. Adel bin Mohammed Faqih lauded the great responsibility being shouldered by the Saudi leadership for the service of the Muslim nation. The project of the venue will be implemented on an area of about 40,000 square meter.