For his part, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain, delivered a speech in which he expressed thanks to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Chairman of the current session of the Arab Summit, for the warm reception and generous hospitality, affirming that King Salman’s wise leadership will consolidate Arab countries’ international presence and enable them to work effectively and constructively with allies and friends as essential parties that determine the course of the regional and global challenges they face, particularly foreign interference and ambitions, which requires more solidarity and cooperation to unify the Arab entity and ensure its security and stability. King Hamad affirmed thatthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's holding the presidency of this Arab Summit at this critical phase will benefit all our countries, which will make them, God willing, able to move forward to promote joint action and preserve Arab national security, stressing that the cooperation among brothers will preserve Arab countries’ capabilities, and ensure their security and stability in order to be able to repel repeated foreign interference in their domestic affairs and to rearrange the situation in the region back to normal, safeguard our interests and maintain the security and stability of our peoples. He addressed the leaders of the Arab countries saying "Bahrain always appreciates your courageous supportive stances represented in rejecting and condemning external interferences that affect the internal affairs of our country, and which we are working on repelling and defeating". King Hamad reaffirmed that the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his great efforts to ensure a strong Arab role, a unified position and a clear message the international community could understand, appreciate and responds to. He expressed appreciation of and pride in all the armed forces participating in the Gulf Shield 1 Drill, currently held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. --More 20:28 LOCAL TIME 17:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w668748