02Sep2003 Crown Prince’s visit to Moscow attracts great interest

Moscow, 2nd September 2003

The official visit of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, to Moscow, which began today, has attracted a great deal of interest, as it is the first such visit by a senior Saudi official to Russia in 75 years.

Officials in Moscow consider the visit an extremely important event for Russian-Saudi relations.

In statements to Russian media, Russian officials stressed the importance of cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia in all fields, and stressed the Kingdom’s prominence among Arab and Islamic countries.

Source: SPA

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