The Spanish Defense Minister conveyed to the Crown Prince the greetings of former Spanish King Juan Carlos and King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain. For his part, the Crown Prince sent his greetings to them.
During the meeting, they discussed the ties of cooperation existing between the two countries in the fields of defense for the common interests of the two friendly countries.
The audience was attended by Assistant Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh; Chief of General Staff General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan, Commander of Air Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Shaalan, and a number of senior officials.
Earlier this year, Prince Salman also received, on 18 May 2014 at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, Spanish Minister of Defense Pedro Morenes Eulate (photo) and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and a number of topics of common interest.
The audience was then attended by Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense; Assistant Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh; Chief of General Staff General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan; Acting Director General of the Office of Minister of Defense Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Issa; and Saudi Military Attaché in Spain Brigadier Abdullah Al-Shammari.
Source: SPA
