US PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH RECEIVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE HERE TODAY PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, THE SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT THE END OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE. DURING THE MEETING, PRINCE TURKI CONVEYED TO PRESIDENT BUSH THE GREETINGS OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AND HIS BEST WISHES OF STEADY PROGRESS FOR THE US PEOPLE. IN TURN, PRESIDENT BUSH SENT HIS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES OF STEADY PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY FOR THE KING AND THE SAUDI PEOPLE. PRESIDENT BUSH EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE AND STRENGTH OF BILATERAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, EXPRESSING HIS APPRECIATION OF THE MONARCH AND THE CROWN PRINCE FOR THEIR POSITIVE EFFORTS IN DEALING WITH THE ISSUES THAT THREATEN SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE US PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF THE PRINCE, WISHING HIM ALL SUCCESS IN HIS NEXT MISSIONS. PRESIDENT BUSH COMMENDED THE ROLE PLAYED BY PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL DURING HIS TERM OF OFFICE AS SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO U.S.A. AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ENHANCING COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE KINGDOM AND USA. ON HIS PART, PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF AND THANKS TO PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE US ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR GOOD COOPERATION AND FAVORABLE RESPONSE TO HIM DURING HIS TERM OF OFFICE WHICH HAVE FACILITATED HIS MISSION AND ENHANCED COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE KINGDOM AND USA FOR THE JOINT INTERESTS OF THE TWO FRIENDLY COUNTRIES. DURING THE MEETING, THEY EXCHANGED CORDIAL TALKS AND DISCUSSED JOINT EFFORTS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES IN SOLVING THE ISSUES OF THE REGION IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS. --MORE
