PRINCE SULTAN AWARDS MEDAL TO VISITING IRANIAN DEFENCE MINISTER JEDDAH, MAY 1 (KUNA) -- SAUDI SECOND DEPUTY PREMIER AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND AVIATION PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDELAZIZ AWARDED VISITING IRANIAN DEFENCE MINISTER ADMIRAL ALI SHAMKHANI THE ABDELAZIZ SECOND GRADE MEDAL.
THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY SAID THAT THIS CAME ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVES FROM THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING FAHD BIN ABDELAZIZ, WHO APPRECIATES THE ROLE OF THE IRANIAN MINISTER IN FOSTERING THE SAUDI-IRANIAN TIES.
SHAMKHANI VISITED TODAY THE SAUDI MARINE UNITS STATIONED IN THE RED SEA AND WAS BRIEFED ON ITS MISSIONS AND ACTIVITIES. (END) TT.MM.
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