Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, currently on a visit to Singapore, graced the speech event organized by South East Asian Studies Institute at the conferences center in Singapore today. He was received at the venue by Singapore's Senior Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, a number of government ministers and managers of the institute. In a speech, Tong welcomed Crown Prince Sultan, wishing him good stay in Singapore. He gave an account on Crown Prince Sultan's philanthropic efforts and good endeavors in the political, economic, social and charitable fields. On his part, Crown Prince Sultan thanked the Singaporean government and people for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him and accompanying delegation. He noted with pleasure the expansion of bilateral cooperation, citing the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda in Singapore yesterday. He said the Arab Asian cooperation ushers in new era, noting that the size of trade between the two sides have increased in the recent few years to more than three folds. --More 20 52 Local Time 17 52 GMT
