The Chairman of Shoura Council Dr. Salih bin Abdullah bin Humaid, received an invitation from U.S. Speaker of U.S. Congress Dennis Hastert to visit the United States of America. The invitation message was received during bin Humaid's meeting with a delegation from U.S. Congress and businessmen here today. Hastert stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a friend and an important trade partner of the U.S.A., adding that due to the Kingdom's strategic position in the region the two countries share firm interests in security and peace in the Middle East. He said that United States will always be grateful for the Kingdom's cooperation with his country in following up the events of September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S.A. in 2001, adding that the Kingdom's obvious efforts in confronting the finances of terrorist operations make any operation more difficult for the terrorist groups to perpetrate.
