Prince Saud Alfaisal, the Foreign Minister, said the municipal elections in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represent an important phase in the gradual development towards reform that serves the nation and nationals. In remarks following registering his name as a voter in the municipal elections in the Kingdom at a ballot center in Riyadh today, Prince Saud said the instructions of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, have focused on the importance of supporting these elections which achieve the expansion of participation of citizens in their day-to-day life affairs and also achieve their aspirations, noting that this is a conclusive evidence that the government is following the path of reforms. He said this endeavor needs the cooperation of the efforts of the state and citizens to score its goals. Then Prince Saud was briefed on the preparedness of the elections committee to make the registration of voters, the first phase of the elections, a success.
