Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received here today the Founder of Microsoft Corporation and Co-chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates and senior officials of the Foundation. The Crown Prince was briefed during the reception on the charitable efforts of the Foundation, stressing the importance of doubling and concerting international efforts to meet the humanitarian needs in various countries of the world. For his part, Mr. Gates expressed deep appreciation to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its support for international charitable foundations and organizations, and to the Crown Prince for his attention and patronage of charitable associations in the Kingdom in addition to his interest in providing assistance to charitable associations and foundations in various countries around the world.
