Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, received at his residence in Paris today the Minister of Defense of the Republic of France Jean-Yves Le Drian. During the reception, they discussed a number of issues of common interest between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and France. They also discussed the overall events in the region, in addition to bilateral relations between the two countries. The reception was attended by Minister of State and Cabinet member Dr. Essam bin Saad bin Saeid, Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Al-Toraifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir and a number of senior Saudi and French officials.