The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received at his palace in Jeddah on Monday evening the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic cooperation, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu; the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani; Dean of Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ali bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud; and deans of groups accredited to the Kingdom including the Dean of Arab Group and Ambassador of Djibouti, Ziauddin Saeed Bamakhrama; Dean of Asian Group and Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam, Pengiran Haji Jaber Eddin bin Pengiran Haji Mohammed Saleh; Acting Dean of North America Group and U.S. Ambassador James B. Smith; Dean of Oceania Group and Ambassador of New Zealand Rod Harris; Acting Dean of South American Group and Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, Jaime Sergio Serda; and GCC Ambassadors accredited to the Kingdom including Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Saeed Al-Dhahri; Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamoud bin Abdullah Al Khalifa; Acting Charge D'affaires of the Embassy of Sultanate of Oman, Jassim bin Eid Al-Saadi; and Acting Charge D'affaires of State of Kuwait, Wael Yousef Al-Hazzal. During the audience attended by Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, the ambassadors conveyed to the King the greetings and congratulations of the leaders of GCC, Islamic, Arab and friendly countries on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, wishing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia further progress and prosperity under the leadership of the King and the Crown Prince. For his part, the King sent his greetings to the leaders of these countries, praying to Allah Almighty for many happy returns of this holy month to Arab and Islamic nations and the world with progress, prosperity and blessings. The audience was attended by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Advisor and Special Envoy to the King; Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence and the Secretary General of National Security Council; Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister State, Cabinet's Member and Commander of the National Guard; Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Red Crescent Authority.
