Crown Prince receives Lebanese Prime Minister

Riyadh, December 13, SPA -- Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier,
Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, received here Saturday
evening Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri and his accompanying delegation.


During the reception, the Crown Prince congratulated Saad Al-Hariri for the
Lebanese peoples' confidence in him in assuming the prime ministership, wished him
success and further progress in Saudi-Lebanese relations.


On his part, Hariri expressed his congratulations and happiness over the safe
return to the Kingdom and recovery of Crown Prince Sultan.


The Lebanese Prime Minister also lauded the Government of the Kingdom on its
keenness to bring about the stability of the situation in his country as well as
restore the unity of Lebanon.


During the meeting, they reviewed the current developments in the region and
prospects of boosting bilateral cooperation in all fields.


The reception was attended by Prince Faisal bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Secretary
General of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Charity Foundation; the Minister of State and
member of the Council of Ministers Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, the Minister
of Culture and Information Dr. Abdul-Aziz bin Mohieddin Khoja and a number of
officials as well as Saudi ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awwad Asiri and Lebanon's
ambassador to the Kingdom Marwan Zain.
--SPA 11:01 LOCAL TIME 08:01 GMT NNNN