His Royal Highness Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Aviation and Inspector General has extended his warm felicitations to His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari on his election as Vice- President of the Republic of India.

In a cable addressed to the Vice-President, the Crown Prince wished him continued success and the friendly people of India further progress and prosperity.

Earlier, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and the Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz sent congratulatory messages to Her Excellency Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the occasion of her election as President of the Republic of India. The two leaders also took the opportunity to praise the fast growing close and historical relations between the two friendly countries, affirming their keeness to further strengthen the bilateral relations in various fields.