Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques thanks Crown Prince Sultan

Jeddah, September 25, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of thanks to
Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister
of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, for his noble feelings
towards the monarch personally and towards the service he has
rendered to his religion and nation reflected in the opening of King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

In his reply cable, the monarch thanked the Crown Prince for his
feelings towards him and the work done in the benefit of the religion
and nation embodied in the establishment of an international
scientific edifice that he hopes to become a minaret of knowledge
benefiting the Saudi citizens, the Islamic religion, the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and the world at large.
He also expressed happiness that KAUST's opening coincided with the
79th anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
an occasion for the Saudis to always recall the determination and
steadfast of the founder of the country late King Abdulaziz bin
Abdulrahman Al Saud.
Earlier, Crown Prince Sultan sent a cable of congratulations to the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
on both the opening of KAUST and the 79th anniversary of the National
Day of the Kingdom.
In his cable, the Crown Prince cited the statements of those who
graced the opening ceremony as testimonies confirming the monarch's
high profile in the world and the new university's academic high
rating in the world's classification.
--SPA