His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain received at Al-Rawdha palace here today, Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Eastern region, currently on a visit to Bahrain. The audience was held in the presence of Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain and Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Premier of Bahrain. During the audience, Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz conveyed to HM King of Bahrain the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, as well as their wishes of health and happiness to HM King Hamad and further progress and prosperity to the Kingdom of Bahrain and its people. For his part, HM King Hamad extended his greetings and good wishes of health and happiness to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Crown Prince Salman as well as his good wishes of permanent progress and prosperity to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people. Bahrain News Agency reported that HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa welcomed Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, hailing strong historic relations binding both brotherly countries, which witness steadily-growing cooperation in all fields to meet the ambitions of their two peoples. It said that King Hamad also commended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its honorable stances in support of the GCC march and its keenness on advocating the Arab and Islamic causes.