The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that the important Nuclear Security Summit currently in progress in Washington will lead to the success of efforts being exerted to secure dangerous nuclear materials in preparation for eliminating them completely and lead to taking constructive and productive steps for ensuring peace and stability desperately needed by the international community . In a speech delivered by Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, President of General Intelligence Presidency (GIP) and Head of the Kingdom's Delegation to the Summit on Tuesday, he conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders and heads of delegations participating in the Summit and his best wishes for the success of the summit and expressed his appreciation for the good offices played by the United States of America in preparation for the Summit, which will contribute to achieving its desired objectives particularly the quest for a world free from nuclear weapons. He said, ''We are meeting here today in the hope of reaching recommendations for the formulation of practical solutions to issues of nuclear security and other important relevant issues, as well as the application of the provisions of Security Council Resolution 1540 for the prevention of weapons of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorist organizations and the exercise of stricter control over providers of nuclear materials and technologies to make sure that they are not provided to illegitimate parties." --More
