Jeddah Crown Prince Sultan said the relations at the military side have yielded fruitful results through the trainings being received by the Saudis in France or through the French experts in the Kingdom and proved to be a successful experience. "Our French friends have provided us with information and various kinds of weapons, and we have a long history in this respect covered with mutual interests. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is going ahead on building its armed forces with their various branches, and France is one of the strategic partners of the kingdom in the European continent, and moreover France is one of the pioneering countries in the field of armament and military ammunition. He pointed out that there is cooperation since a very long time between the Saudi and French armed forces, and the Kingdom will work to further develop cooperation in the defensive and military spheres." The Kingdom and France are strategic partners, and they will never give up this role under the leadership of King Abdullah and President Sarkozy and the two friendly governments, he added.--MORE www.spa.gov.sa/494263