Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed, on Saturday, met with the Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, the Vice President and the Crown Prince discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries in all fields.

The Vice President noted that Maldives and Saudi Arabia had always shared close bilateral ties and expressed the government’s desire to continue these relations. He also thanked Saudi government for the generous assistances rendered to the Maldives in all areas of development.

Briefing the Crown Prince on the purpose of his visit to Saudi Arabia, Vice President expressed hope that Saudi government would participate at the Maldives donor conference.

The Crown Prince assured that Saudi Arabia would continue to support and assist the Maldives. He also said that Saudi Arabia would participate at the donor conference.

Vice President’s visit to Saudi Arabia is to rally support for the Maldives donor conference.