Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, received a message from Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates. The message was conveyed to the Crown Prince by visiting Portugal's National Defense Minister Dr. Luis Amado at an audience, including Amado's accompanying delegation, at the Royal Court at Alyamamah palace in Riyadh today. During the meeting, the visiting minister conveyed to the Crown Prince the greetings of President Jorge Fernando Sampaio of the Republic of Portugal and Prime Minister Jose Socrates. On his part, Crown Prince Abdullah sent his greetings to the Portuguese leadership. The meeting was attended by Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General; Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Advisor at the Crown Prince's Court; Prince Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed Al Saud, Advisor at the Crown Prince's Court; and Portugal's Ambassador to the Kingdom Dr. Henric Manuel Porgos.
