Director of the Arab League for Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Dr. Abdullah bin Muharib thanked the Kingdom for hosting the conference, good arrangement, warm welcome and generous hospitality. He forwarded thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his kind patronage of the conference, appealing to Allah Almighty to keep him fit and well. Dr. Muharib's thanks also went to the Minister of Culture and Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other ministers for coming and, moreover, for choosing the promotion of Arabic language as the main subject of discussion of the event. He drew the attention to the thorny issues taking place in the region around us, particularly citing the emergence of terror in a state-like authority on part of the Arab land, despite the disgust of the public of their attitude and behavior everywhere. --More 22:20 LOCAL TIME 19:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w