Ramallah, Feb. 22, 2022, SPA -- President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of his country's Founding Day. In a cable sent to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the President said, "As you celebrate the founding day, we are pleased to express to you, in in my own name, and on behalf of the State of Palestine, its people, to your government and to your brotherly people, the most heartfelt congratulations and blessings, asking Allah the Almighty for you abundant health and long life, and for your country and people, further progress and prosperity". He added, "We seize this important national occasion, which represents the history, culture, values and heroism of the Saudi society, to reiterate our keenness to continue working with you to enhance the strong historical brotherly relations that unite our two peoples and two brotherly countries". The President of the State of Palestine also congratulated His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on the occasion of the founding day. In a cable sent to HRH the Crown Prince, the President reiterated his pride in the historic bilateral relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and his keenness to strengthen them for the good of the two brotherly countries and peoples. --SPA 20:28 LOCAL TIME 17:28 GMT 0036 www.spa.gov.sa/w1695356