Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arrived here today on a brief visit to Syria. Crown Prince Abdullah was received at Damascus International Airport by Syria's President Dr. Bashar Al-Assad, ministers and senior officials. The Crown Prince and the Syrian President held a meeting which was attended by the official delegation accompanying the Crown Prince. On the Syrian side, the meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Shara and Syria's Ambassador to the Kingdom Dr. Ahmed Nizamuddin. Crown Prince Abdullah briefed President Al-Assad on the positive and fruitful outcomes achieved in the interests of Arab and Islamic nations during the Crown Prince's recently-concluded visits to the Republic of France and the United States of America. --More 1915 Local Time 1615 GMT