GCC Secretary General welcomes Obama's Election

Riyadh, November 10, SPA--The Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC)Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Atiyyah welcomed the winning of
U.S. presidency by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, looking forward
to further strengthening of ties of friendship existing between the
two sides.

The GCC Secretary General expressed the hope that the next
U.S. administration gives the issues of peace and security in the
region a particular importance and works to push forward all the
concerned parties in the Middle East to reach a just and
comprehensive solution based on the resolutions of the international
legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative.
--SPA