uzbekistan's prime minister shovkat mirzyayev today received chairman of the saudi shoura council sheikh dr. salih bin abdullah bin homaid. during the meeting, bin homaid conveyed the greetings of the custodian of the two holy mosques king abdullah bin abdulaziz, his crown prince sultan bin abdulaziz, the deputy premier, minister of defense and aviation and inspector general: to the president of uzbekistan islam karimov. during the meeting, the prime minister lauded the existing saudi - uzbek ties and wished the saudi leadership and government members continuous health and happiness and the saudi people steady progress and prosperity. he cited his recent visit to the kingdom, leading his country's delegation to the extraordinary islamic summit, and the current visit of bin homaid to uzbekistan as strong signs of the firm ties binding the two friendly countries. on his part, bin homaid thanked the government and people of uzbekistan for warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him and his accompanying delegation. following the meeting, bin homaid made a number of visits: to tashkent islamic university and temur museum and attended a dinner party held in his honor by uzbekistan's legislative assembly. the function was attended by a number of uzbek parliamentarians and officials, diplomatic corps accredited to the kingdom and saudi charge d'affaires in tashkent abdulrahman aba-nummy. --spa 23:36 local time 20:36 gmt nnnn
