On behalf of Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, Commander of the Western Fleet Major General Yahya bin Mohammed Al-Asiri (photo) attended the graduation ceremony of the first batch of students on scholarships to study marine sciences in the Kingdom of Spain.

The ceremony was held under the patronage of Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles, in the presence of a number of senior officers from both sides and the Saudi Military Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Spain, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The oath was recited to the Saudi students by the Saudi Military Attaché. Afterwards, the students were decorated with the insignia of their new ranks.