Boston, Feb. 17, SPA -- Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi ambassador to the US, visited on Thursday Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) within the framework of his visit to Boston in the state of Massachusetts. Prince Turki visited at the Institute a number of laboratories including the laboratory of studies of energy and environmental affairs as well as the laboratory of physics. Later Prince Turki participated in a workshop on scientific cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US. Speaking on the occasion, Prince Turki highlighted the exiting deep-rooted Saudi-American relations. He lauded the significant role being played by the Kingdom to ensure stabilization of the world oil markets and the continuity of oil supplies.--more 11 05 Local Time 08 05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/331076