British Officials welcome Saudi King's visit to Britain 5 London

London, 28 Oct 07

The bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom which began decades ago, have witnessed distinct and big progress in all domains including scientific and economic fields for their strategic importance that greatly contributed in enhancing and cementing …….

Prof. Mohammed Abdel-Halim of King Fahd chair for Islamic studies at London university, said a great attention is given to the visit due to the important status of King Abdullah at the international arena.

He lauded the support being extended by the Kingdom to research and education works.

He noted that the visit will further enhance Saudi-British relations.

He lauded the facilities being extended by the Kingdom to pilgrims and umrah (minor hajj) performers, notably to the British Muslims.