Crown Prince Receives Vice Admiral Commander of US Central Command and Fifth Fleet

His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, received His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah, the Prime Minister. His Highness the Crown Prince also received His Highness Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali, the Minister of Defense.

His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, also received Vice Admiral Kurt A. Risch, Commander of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Joint Forces Maritime Component Command, along with the accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his visit to the country.

Attending the meeting were First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, Chief of the Diwan of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Thamer Al-Jaber, Director General of the General Directorate of Coast Guard Commodore Rear Admiral Sheikh Mubarak Ali Al-Yousef, and senior officials.

On another note, His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, sent a message of condolence to His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the fraternal country, conveying his sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy over the martyrdom of two officers from the National Guard following a helicopter crash in the Najran region.