Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister of National Guard of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, met at his residence in Washington yesterday with a number of Saudi male and female students on scholarships dispatched from a number of bodies, including the National Guard. Addressing the students, the Minister of National Guard said, "Meeting with Saudi citizens abroad, including students on scholarships, is part of the continuing directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Deputy Crown Prince, and their keenness on Saudi citizens at home and abroad." The Prince praised the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Foreign Scholarship, stressing that this program was a turning point in the educational march in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, noting that the Kingdom is witnessing a renaissance and developmental leap in all fields, and the homeland will not be built, except by its citizens. --More 11:27 LOCAL TIME 08:27 GMT تغريد