VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Speech By Crown Prince 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz To The OPEC Summit

On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Shrines, King Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Azizof the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I extend my sincerest thanks to your excellency for organizing this historical summit of the oil-producing countries in Venezuela, the member state which played a key role in the establishment of OPEC and the enhancement of its status.

Mr President,

We meet today, 40 years...