Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs inaugurated at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry here today the third general meeting of Saudi ambassadors and heads of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's missions abroad. Addressing the eight-day meeting, the Prince expressed on behalf of the participants in the meeting his thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his approval of holding this important meeting to discuss the affairs and concerns of the diplomatic works and to exchange ideas and visions to develop the performance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Saudi diplomatic missions in all fields of works . The Prince also expressed his thanks to Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense for his continuing support. The Prince said, "This meeting is an important opportunity for officials of the Foreign Ministry at General Bureau or missions to conduct a thorough review of working strategies and standards of professional performance in light of the acceleration of changes around us. It also crowns the efforts of the ministry in harmony with the royal directives to develop performance in all sectors of the state and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in particular, provide better services to citizens at home and abroad as well as residents and visitors to our country, and develop works at political, economic, cultural and media arenas. --More 14:25 LOCAL TIME 11:25 GMT تغريد
