THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HAS SENT A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO SUDAN'S PRESIDENT OMAR HASSAN AHMAD AL-BASHIR ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS COUNRY'S INDENDENCE DAY. THE KING 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 PRESIDENT ON THIS OCCASION BY CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.