Then, the Vice President of the Republic of Uruguay Raul Sendic delivered the speech of the temporary presidency of the Union of South American countries during which he expressed on behalf of all the delegations of South American countries thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Saudi people for the warm reception and hospitality. The Vice President of Uruguay stressed that the importance of this summit of the Arab & South American countries summit in Riyadh, pointing out that South American countries considered the relationship with the Arab countries as a top priority. "We would like to achieve the common goals set since the last summit held in Lima," he said. He explained that there is a set of steps and common objectives that all of us should work to achieve. "There are also common challenges we face, and we must work together in order to confront them. This Forum should be dynamic and we must take a set of practical steps in order to succeed in our mission," he said. --More 22:38 LOCAL TIME 19:38 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w