The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah commended the results of the visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the Arab Republic of Syria and the outcome of the summit meeting between King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, Al-Attiyah said that "The results of the visit will be reflected positively in everything that serves the two countries and their two peoples, and will be an important step to strengthen the inter-Arab relations and Arab solidarity".