Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, held a meeting at his palace in Riyadh neighborhood of Erqa this evening with visiting Charles Hagel, U.S. Secretary of Defense. The U.S. senior official conveyed the greetings and appreciation of U.S. President Barack Obama to the Crown Prince, confirming the depth of historic relations binding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. For his part, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent his greetings to the U.S. President. During the meeting, aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways of enhancing them were discussed and the latest developments at the regional and international arenas were reviewed. The meeting was attended by Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Deputy Minister of Defense; Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chief of the Crown Prince's Court and Special Advisor to the Crown Prince; Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America; General Hussein bin Abdullah Al-Gabil, Chief of General Staff; General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan, Director General of the office of the Minister of Defense; General Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh, Commander of the Air Forces and Major General Ahmed Al-Gahtani, Military Attache at the Saudi Embassy in Washington. The meeting was also attended by the U.S. Secretary of Defense's accompanying official delegation..
