Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, received a number of cables of congratulations on the occasion of Eid Aladha from the leaders of Azerbaijan, Eritrea, , Uzbekistan, Djibouti, Sudan, Oman, Kuwait, Egypt, the United States of America and Yemen. Crown Prince Sultan also received similar cables from Vice Presidents of Sudan and Syria, premier of Somali, the heir apparent of Qatar, governor of Sharja and speaker of Lebanon"s parliament. Crown Prince Sultan replied with cables of thanks.