Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of the session, Prince Sultan emphasized the importance of the outcomes of the visit recently paid by Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard to the United States of America which demonstrated the willingness and desire of the two friendly countries to enhance and improve bilateral relations to the best levels. Prince Sultan pointed out that the joint statement issued following the meeting between the Crown Prince and President George W. Bush of the United States of America stressed strong friendship relations which started 60 years ago and have been based on respect, confidence and mutual interests. --More 2126 Local Time 1826 GMT
