Governor of Makkah to patronize 10th Economic Forum

Jeddah, February 01, 2010, SPA -- Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, the Governor of
Makkah region, will patronize on 29th of this lunar month of Safar, the 10th
Economic Forum which will be attended by
1,200 delegates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad.


President of the Gulf Center for Researches and Supervisor of the Forum
Abdulaziz bin Saqr underlined the significance of the Forum and said the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz presented before
the summit of G-20 leaders in November 2008 the role that could be played by
the Kingdom as regards supporting the world economy and realizing sustainable
development for all countries of the world.


He pointed out that the Ministers of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Commerce,
Industry and Finance as well as the Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary
Agency (SAMA), King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology (KACST) as well
as a number of officials and businessmen will participate in the Forum.


--SPA