Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard has sent a cable of thanks and appreciation to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Engineer Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi and all members working in the Organization Committee of the Seventh International Energy Forum on the conclusion of the Forum here recently.

The Minister of Petroleum said the Crown Prince's proposal of setting up the Forum's permanent General Secretariat in Riyadh has had been given a positive reception by official delegations participating in the Forum, noting that many delegations approved the proposal, while others approved it in principle, promising to study it extensively and carefully.

Source: SPA