Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Foreign Minister and Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier held a joint press conference here today. Delivering a statement at the outset of the conference, Prince Saud welcomed the Canadian Foreign Minister and the accompanying delegation to the Kingdom, saying, "Our meeting today was a good opportunity for serious and deep talks on bilateral relations between the two countries and on regional and international issues of common interest. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz will receive the Canadian Minister today''. Prince Saud added, "With regard to bilateral relations between the two countries, we discussed the importance of strengthening these relations in many areas to serve our common interests, particularly the diversification of areas of bilateral cooperation between our two countries and the potential to expand and develop this cooperation". --More
