US STATE SECRETARY CONDOLEEZZA RICE RECEIVED HERE LAST NIGHT PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, THE SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO THE US, ON THE OCCASION OF THE END OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE IN THE COUNTRY. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, RICE HIGHLIGHTED THE EXISTING STRONG SAUDI-AMERICAN COOPERATION IN THE VARIOUS DOMAINS. SHE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE GREAT EFFORTS EXERTED BY PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL TO FURTHER CEMENT BILATERAL RELATIONS DURING HIS WORK IN WASHINGTON. THEY REVIEWED ASPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE US AS WELL AS THE SAUDI EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE PILLARS OF SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION. ON HIS PART, PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, HIGHLIGHTED THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION SHOWN BY THE US ADMINISTRATION DURING HIS WORK IN WASHINGTON. HE REITERATED THE KEENNESS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES ON FURTHER ENHANCING BILATERAL RELATIONS IN A MANNER THAT SERVES MUTUAL INTERESTS.
