The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his residence in New York on Monday evening French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his accompanying delegation. During the audience, the French President was reassured about the King's health following the successful surgery which he has recently undergone and his discharge from a hospital, wishing the King constant good health and recovery. On his part, the King expressed his thanks to and appreciation of President Nicolas Sarkozy for his noble feelings. The two leaders discussed the latest developments at regional and international arenas, as well as aspects of cooperation between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields to serve the interests of the two countries and their peoples and the whole world.. The audience was attended by Prince Muqrin Ibn Abdulaziz, President of General Intelligence Presidency; Prince Bandar Ibn Sultan Ibn Abdulaziz, Secretary General of the National Security Council; Prince Khalid Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz; Prince Meteb Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, and Chief of the National Guard; Prince Abdulaziz Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz, Advisor to the King; and Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir. On the French side, it was attended by Foreign Minister Michel Alliot-Marie and the French President's advisors.
