In his opening speech, Eng. Al-Rajhi offered his sincere condolences to the United Arab Emirates on the death of the late Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates. He also congratulated the UAE for electing Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed as president of the UAE.

During his speech, the minister pointed out that this meeting is one of the tools that contribute to achieving the goals of the ambitious plans and the visions of the Arab countries by preparing a strategy for the organization that accommodates modern global administrative changes, and achieves the financial and operational sustainability of the organization through digital transformation and innovation projects.

He stressed the importance of cooperation and unifying efforts in implementing the Council's decisions to reach the desired level that states aspire to and in a manner that serves the interests of our Arab peoples, wishing all success for this meeting.