The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in India His Excellency Mr. Saleh Mohd. Al-Ghamdi hosted a grand reception on Friday 23^rd September 2005 at Hotel Maurya Sheraton in New Delhi on the occasion of the National Day of the Kingdom. The ceremony was attended by a large number of prominent personalities in India including members of Parliament, high-level officials, Muslim leaders as well as ambassadors and diplomats of foreign countries based in New Delhi. The Indian Government was represented in the ceremony by H. E. Mr. E. Ahmed, the Minister of State for External Affairs.

  During the ceremony, the Embassy distributed a large number of information material to the participants. Some video films showing the tremendous achievements of the Kingdom in various fields were also displayed on this occasion.