Riyadh, 27 Safar, 1440,November 05, 2018, SPA -- The Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Protocol Affairs, Ambassador Azzam bin Abdulkarim Al-Gain, received here today the Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Omar Mahmoud, on the occasion of the end of his term as Ambassador to the Kingdom. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also held a farewell party to the Eritrean Ambassador in the presence of a number of ambassadors accredited to the Kingdom and senior officials of the Ministry. The Ministry's Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs Ambassador Al-Gain presented a commemorative shield to the Eritrean Ambassador in appreciation of his efforts in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. --SPA 11:08 LOCAL TIME 08:08 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w781605