THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HAS SENT A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO SRI LANKA'S PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSE ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE DAY. THE KING WISHED THE PRESIDENT PERMANENT GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AND HIS FRIENDLY PEOPLE STEADY PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. A SIMILAR CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS WAS ALSO SENT TO THE SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT ON THIS OCCASION BY CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.