The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela on the occasion of his re-election in the referendum conducted in his country. In his own name and on behalf of the people and government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd wished the president permanent health and happiness and his people steady progress and prosperity. King Fahd also lauded the close and distinguished relations binding the two brotherly countries and their peoples. Similar cables were also sent on this occasion to the Venezuelan president by Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Commander of National Guard, and Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.
