THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HAS SENT A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT SAPARMURAT NIYAZOV ON THE OCCASION OF HIS COUNTRY' S INDEPENDENCE DAY. THE MONARCH WISHED THE PRESIDENT PERMANENT GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AND HIS PEOPLE STEADY PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. A SIMILAR CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS WAS ALSO SENT TO THE TURKMENISTANI PRESIDENT BY CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.