Riyadh, May 1, SPA -- Secretary General of The Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Atiyyah has praised the Joint Saudi-US statement issued following a recent meeting between Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard and US President George W. Bush. In a statement here yesterday, he said that the Crown Prince's stand on combating terrorism, supporting stability in Iraq and laying stress on its territorial integrity as well as the stability and peace in the Middle East reflects the GCC's stands on these important issues. He noted that the great interest shown to Crown Prince Abdullah's visit to the United States demonstrates the Kingdom's influential position at the International arena. --SPA 1019 Local Time 0719 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/259085