The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to Iran's President Sayid Mohammad Khatemi on the advent of the new year. The Monarch wished the President continuous good health and happiness and the Iranian people steady progress and prosperity. In his cable, King Fahd also hailed the existing good relations between the two countries. Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, have also sent similar cables of greetings to the Iranian president.
