Australia 's governor general receives prince of Riyadh district

Australia's governor general, William Deane, on Wednesday received the prince of Riyadh district, Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, and discussed with him issues of mutual concern.

Present at the meeting were the two Saudi princes, Fahd Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, and the Saudi Ambassador to Australia, Muhammad al-Hujeilan.

On the Australian side the meeting was attended by former Australian deputy premier and minister of commerce Tim Fisher and the Australian ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, currently, on an official visit to Australia, arrived in Canberra airport on Wednesday from Sydney, where he had arrived on Tuesday at the conclusion of his visit to Singapore.