Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has sent a cable of thanks to Prince Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan at the end of his visit to the Empire of Japan. The Crown Prince said in his cable, "I am pleased upon my departure from your friendly country to express my thanks and appreciation to your Imperial Highness for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to me and the accompanying delegation. I would like to express my admiration for the progress being witnessed by your country and best wishes for the firm relations between our two friendly countries. I wish your Imperial Highness constant good health and happiness and your friendly country continuing progress and prosperity."