On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, held a dinner banquet at his ranch in Dir'iyya here yesterday evening in honor of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait on the occasion of his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prior to the banquet, the Crown Prince accompanied the Kuwaiti Emir in a tour of Al-Ouja Palace during which the Emir watched a number of photographs and historical antiquities of late King Abdulaziz and the city of Riyadh. In the reception hall, the Emir of Kuwait shook hands with princes, ministers, and a number of senior officials. The banquet was attended by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Education; Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier, Advisor and Special Envoy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; Prince Mansour bin Saud bin Abdulaziz; Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz; Prince Saad bin Faisal bin Saad; Prince Talal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz; Prince Khalid bin Saad bin Fahd; Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence; Prince Dr. Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs; a number of princes; ministers; and officials. On the Kuwaiti side, the banquet was attended by Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and a number of officials.
