Riyadh, Jumada I 16, 1438, Feb 13, 2017, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a phone call here today to the newly elected German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. During the call, the King congratulated the president-elect on being elected as the president of the Federal Republic of Germany. The two leaders, also, discussed bilateral relations, praising their historical relations and mutual interests, binding the two countries. For his part, the president-elect expressed thanks of the King for congratulating him, asserting the deepness of the Saudi-German relations and significance of promoting them, in all fields. -- SPA 23:27 LOCAL TIME 20:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w331772