The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein on the occasion of his ascension to the throne. The Monarch wished the Jordanian King permanent good health and happiness and his people steady progress and prosperity. King Fahd praised close relations binding the two countries and their peoples. Similar cables of congratulations were also sent to the Jordanian King by 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.