Saudi defense minister in Morocco

Originally published January 3, 2002

Prince Sultan Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud, second vice-president of the Saudi ministers' council, minister of defense and aviation and general inspector of the Saudi armed forces, arrived Wednesday in the Moroccan southern Atlantic city of Agadir on a private visit.

Prince Sultan was welcomed at the airport by Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Ismail, brother and cousin of king Mohammed VI, Cherif Moulay Youssef and Saudi ambassador to Morocco, Abdelaziz Mohyidine Khouja.

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