HH Qatar's Heir Apparent Arrives in Riyadh

Riyadh, April 27 (QNA) -HH Qatar's Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in Riyadh on Friday afternoon for a brotherly one-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. HH the Heir Apparent and the accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival at Riyadh Airbase Airport by HRH the Governor of Riyadh Province Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. HE Qatar's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ali Bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud and HE the Saudi Ambassador to Qatar Ahmed Ali Al-Qahtani and a number of senior military commanders and members of the Qatari embassy staff, were also on hand to welcome HH the Heir Apparent upon arrival. HH Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani gave a statement upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia in which HH expressed utmost delight for visiting his second homeland, Saudi Arabia and to convey greetings of HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani and the government and people of Qatar to the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince and the brotherly people of Saudi Arabia expressing high gratitude , appreciation and best wishes of welfare and success to them and further progress and growth to their country, Saudi Arabia. ''My visit comes in reply to a generous invitation from HRH Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Crown Prince, the Deputy Premier and Interior Minister and in continuation to the communication approach between the leaderships of the two countries'', HH Sheikh Tamim said and voiced confidence that such a visit would contribute to further enhancing ties of fraternity and cooperation in the various fields between the two countries to the interests of the two sisterly countries. (QNA)