The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his palace in Jeddah today Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Pakistani President held a meeting at the outset of which the monarch welcomed his Pakistani senior guest, wishing him a good stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For his part, the Pakistani President expressed thanks to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him and the accompanying delegation. Then aspects of cooperation between the two sisterly countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields in a way that benefits the two countries and peoples were discussed. Also discussed were the overall situations at the regional and international arenas and the positions of each country towards them. The meeting was attended by Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence; Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the monarch; Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information; Dr. Nizar bin Obeid Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Saudi ambassador to the United States; and Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim Al-Ghadeer, Saudi ambassador to Pakistan. On the Pakistani side, the meeting was attended by Zardari's official accompanying delegation.
