Faisal for the warm welcome and generous hospitality. He commended the outcome of the talks which he described as useful and in-depth, ranging between bilateral and international issues. I want to take this opportunity to speak to the media here and to the generous Saudi people, and I am glad of my first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is an important and pivotal country with international prestige in the world, he said, adding that it has its special religious status as home of the Two Holy Mosques. Referring to the visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to the United Kingdom last year, which has further boosted relations between the two countries and strengthened bilateral cooperation, the British minister said "we look forward to further strengthening relations between our two countries". He expressed happiness to meet with Prince Saud Al-Faisal in Riyadh, describing him as one of the most experienced in foreign policy, one of rich experience and prestigious profile among the foreign ministers of the world and who has a distinct role in working to achieve stability and peace in the Middle East, reflecting the pivotal and distinctive role of his country at the international level. On talks and cooperation between the two countries, he said "Bilateral relations between our two countries are deep-rooted, historic and very important for themselves and I think that in the aftermath of King Abdullah's last year state visit to the United Kingdom, and following the positive developments we have since observed in the bilateral relations, it is a good time to renew our relationship in such a modern and developing way that looks forward to the future of relations based on mutual interests and respect of the two peoples and countries. --More
