Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; and Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, Minister of National Guard; held separate talks with visiting British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond here on Wednesday. The visiting dignitary's talks covered bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways to further enhance them. Latest regional and international developments also came up for discussion. Hammond's audience with the Crown Prince was attended by Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed, Deputy Defense Minister; Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Chief of the Court of Crown Prince and his Special Adviser; the Chief of General Staff General Hussein Al-Qabil; the Director General of the Office of Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Al-Bunyan; and Saudi Military Attaché to Britain and Ireland Air Commander Abdullah Al-Zughaibi. Prince Miteb and Hammond reviewed issues of common interest and ways of enhancing relations in the fields of military and security between the two countries. They also discussed all aspects of cooperation binding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom in all fields. The meeting was attended by a number of officials. Later, Prince Miteb held a luncheon in honor of Hammond and his accompanying delegation.
