Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received at his palace here today French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his accompanying delegation. The Crown Prince held on this occasion a luncheon banquet in honor of the French defense minister. The reception and the banquet were attended by Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier, Advisor and Special Envoy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; Assistant Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh; Chief of General Staff General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan; Deputy Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili; commanders of Armed Forces Branches; and senior commanders and officers of the Armed Forces, National Guard and Public Security.