The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on the anniversary of the Crossing Day (6th of October). In his own name and on behalf of the people and government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the monarch wished President Mubarak continuous health and happiness and the Egyptian people steady progress and prosperity. King Fahd also lauded the existing relations between the two countries and their peoples. Similar cables were sent to President Mubarak from each of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, congratulating him on the same occasion.
