Following the meeting, Information Minister Dr. Fouad Al-Farsi said that King Fahd expressed appreciation to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mohammed Hosni Mubarak and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani for the spirit of fraternity they demonstrated during their meeting with him in Riyadh last Wednesday that led to the full restoration of cordial relations between the two Arab countries. Also, the King commended OPEC’s decision to raise its oil production to 27.5 mbd. In this respect, the King asserted the concern of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to realize equilibrium in the international oil markets in terms of offer and demand, price rates and oil supply, in its capacity as a key resource of world energy.