On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier, Advisor and Special Envoy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, held at his palace in Riyadh yesterday evening a dinner banquet in honor of President Dr. Mohammed Fuad Masum of the Republic of Iraq and his accompanying delegation. Prior to the ceremony, the Iraqi President shook hands with princes; while the Deputy Crown Prince shook hands with members of the official delegation accompanying the Iraqi President. The banquet was attended by Prince Faisal bin Mohammed bin Saud; Prince Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz; Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz; Prince Saud bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz; Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence; Prince Dr. Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs; Prince Nahar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz; Prince Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman, Governor of Dir'iya'; a number of princes; and senior officials. On the Iraqi side, the banquet was attended by Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdul Karim Hamza Al-Jaafari; , Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari; Minister of Interior Mohammed Salem Abdul Hussein; Minister of Planning Salman Ali Hassan; National Security Advisor Faleh Faisal Fahd; and a number of officials.
