HM the King arrives in Riyadh to attend Al-Janadriyah Festival

Riyadh, Feb. 3 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrived here today on a visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. HM King Hamad will attend the opening ceremony of the 30th edition of the National Heritage and Culture Festival, held annually by the Saudi National Guard Ministry at the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at Al-Janadriyah region. On arrival at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, HM the King was welcomed by the Riyadh Governor HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Bahraini Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Shaikh Hmood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa and a number of senior officials. HM King Hamad delivered a statement in which he expressed pleasure to participate in the 30th Al-Janadriyah Festival at the kind invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. "This festival has become a civilisational tradition, and an Arab and human platform that brings together an elite of writers, intellectuals and researchers from all over the world," HM the King said. "We would like to laud this great annual festival which has become a key event that embodies our authentic Islamic heritage. It has become a comprehensive event that attracts prominent Arab and Islamic intellectuals. Al-Janadriyah Festival is a model to be emulated at the GCC and Arab levels," HM King Hamad added. "The festival has a special status, and that’s why we have been strongly attached to it ever since it was launched. We are happy to make this brotherly visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, whose positive and constructive role towards Bahrain and the Arab and Islamic nation we highly appreciate," HM the King also said. HM King Hamad valued highly the progress boom witnessed by Saudi Arabia in all fields during the era of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. HM the King applauded King Salman’s commendable efforts to consolidate Arab and Islamic solidarity through supporting legitimacy backed by UN resolutions, wishing Saudi Arabia a successful Heritage and Culture Festival.