Monday December 05, 2016
Doha (QNA)

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani led well-wishers to welcome the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud upon arrival in Hamad International Airport this afternoon on a two-day official visit to Qatar.

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Personal Representative of Emir of Qatar, Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, number of sons of Father Emir were at the airport to welcome the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

Accompanying delegation includes number of ministers of Saudi Arabia also.

Official statement issued on the occasion reported by Qatar News Agency. Emir of Qatar says ‘I would like to extend on behalf of the people of the State of Qatar and on my own behalf our sincere welcome and express our great pleasure over the visit of my brother the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, for whom we have deep affection, dearness and all the appreciation; and we share with his kind people the most deeply-rooted, strongest and well established fraternal ties. Welcome to him in his second country Qatar among his family and relatives.’

‘I may not need to stress in this context our intense pride over the strong friendly and historic relations between Qatar and the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia laid by parents and grandparents, which are very keen to continue boosting, enhancing and developing them for the benefit of our two peoples.’

Among accompanying members of delegation include Prince Abdulilah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Khalid bin Fahd bin Khalid bin Muhammad Al Saud, Prince Mansour bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Saud bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud along with a number of Princes and Ministers, members of the accompanying delegation.