Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held a bilateral meeting here tonight with France's Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. During the meeting, they discussed the overall developments at the international arena, led by the developments of incidents in the Middle East in addition to aspects of cooperation between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields. Later, the French Prime Minister gave a dinner party in honor of visiting Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. At the outset of the party, the French Prime Minister shook hands with Crown Prince Abdullah's official delegation as the crown prince shook hands with the French government members and senior French officials who attended the event.