Crown Prince Receives and Sends Cable to U.S. Vice President

New York, March 19, SPA--Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,
Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector
General, has received a cable from U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden
in which he conveyed to the Crown Prince the greetings of U.S.
President Barack Obama and their best wishes of a quick recovery for
the Crown Prince.

In his cable, the U.S. Vice President said, "You have had
many friends and admirers in the United States of America as well as
in the administration of President Barack Obama who appreciates your
role in building and maintaining close partnership between the United
States of America and Saudi Arabia."
He pointed out that in the interest of the two countries
and peace and security in the Middle East and the world, this
partnership should be strengthened and deepened in the coming years,
looking forward to working with the Crown Prince to achieve this
objective.
The U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden said, "We appreciate
the blessing of life and health bestowed by God upon all of us and I
wish you many years full of happiness and health surrounded by those
whom you love."
In a reply cable to U.S. Vice President, the Crown Prince expressed
his thanks to and appreciation of U.S. President Barack Obama and
U.S. Vice President for their noble and sincere sentiments and wishes
of a quick recovery for the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince said," I would like to express my thanks
to His Excellency, the President and You, for your noble and sincere
sentiments. I wish that you convey my best greetings to His
Excellency and thanks for a warm welcome accorded to us in your
friendly country."
The Crown Prince expressed his pride in working with the
U.S. Vice President and all friends in the U.S. administration for
the interest of the two friendly countries and their peoples,
expressing his best wishes of permanent good health for all.
--SPA