Saudi humanitarian aid handed over to Mali

Bamako, September 07, SPA-- In implementation of the directives of
the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud to provide aid to Mali during the blessed month of Ramadan to
alleviate the shortage of food stocks, the effects of drought and
locust recent invasion of agricultural crops, it was signed here
today the minutes of aid delivery from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to
Mali.

The minutes was signed by Saudi Acting Chargé d'affaires
Ibrahim bin Abdulwahab Al-Gharib, Head of Saudi Relief Delegation
Ibrahim bin Suleiman Al-Diruwish and Head of Mali's Commission of
Food Security Al-Ansari Nana Haider.

The aid included 3667 tons of rice, worth $ 3 million.
In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on this
occasion, Haider expressed the thanks and gratitude of Mali's
President Amadou Toumani Toure to The Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Sultan
bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and
Aviation and Inspector General, for their continual stands in
supporting and assisting the Malian people.
--SPA