THE SAUDI CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN BAMAKO IMAD BIN AMEEN HAS HANDED THE ASSISTANCE ORDERED BY THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES TO BE DELIVERED TO THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE IN MALI ON THE OCCASION OF CHOOSING TIMBUKTU AS CAPITAL OF ISLAMIC CULTURE FOR 2006. AL-HADI KUWETA, UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI, HAS RECEIVED THE AID IN THE ATTENDANCE OF A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS. THE ASSISTANCE WORTH SR150,000 OF LUXURIOUS CARPET, MICROPHONES, AND GRAND TENTS, COMES WITHIN THE CONTINUOUS SAUDI SUPPORT FOR MALIAN CULTURAL AUTHORITIES, SAID THE SAUDI CHARGE D'AFFAIRES. ON HIS PART, THE MALIAN OFFICIAL PRAISED THE SAUDI GESTURE, CONFIRMING THAT SAUDI ARABIA ALWAYS COMES OUT FOR THE HELP OF MALI.