The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz received at his office at Alyamamah palace in Riyadh today visiting Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and accompanying delegation. At the outset of the meeting, the monarch welcomed President Aliyev, wishing him a good stay in his second country: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Then President Aliyev awarded the king Azerbaijan's Independence medal, the country's most prestigious honorary decoration, in recognition of the king's noble services for Islam and Muslims and his continuous support for the Republic of Azerbaijan. On his part, King Fahd decorated President Aliyev with King Abdulaziz Necklace in recognition of his efforts in enhancing the relations between the two countries. Then they discussed the overall situations at the Islamic and international arenas in addition to the aspects of cooperation between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields. --More 2137 Local Time 1837 GMT
