THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ RECEIVED AT HIS PALACE IN RIYADH TONIGHT PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI OF SOUTH AFRICA. AT THE OUTSET OF THE RECEPTION, MBEKI SHOOK HANDS WITH PRINCES, SHOURA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MINISTERS AND SENIOR CIVIL AND MILITARY OFFICIALS. IN TURN, KING ABDULLAH GREETED MBEKI'S ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. THEN THE MONARCH HELD A DINNER PARTY IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENT AND ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. THE AUDIENCE AND THE FUNCTION WERE ATTENDED BY PRINCE MISHAAL BIN ABDULAZIZ; PRINCE FAHD BIN MOHAMMED BIN ABDULAZIZ; PRINCE ABDULRAHMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL; PRINCE MIT'EB BIN ABDULAZIZ, MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS; PRINCE SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, GOVERNOR OF RIYADH REGION; PRINCE MIQREN BIN ABDULAZIZ, CHIEF OF GENERAL INTELLIGENCE; PRINCES, CHAIRMAN OF SHOURA COUNCIL, MINISTERS AND CIVIL AND MILITARY OFFICIALS.