Manama, Rajab 13, 1438, April 10, 2017, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a message to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, inviting him to attend King Abdulaziz Camel Festival scheduled for Riyadh next month. The message was delivered to the Bahraini monarch by Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmalik Al Al-Sheikh, Saudi ambassador to Bahrain, during an audience the King held for him at Al-Sukhair palace yesterday. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for this great honor, lauding the firmness of relations binding the two kingdoms in general and, in particular, the support the Kingdom renders to its sister nation of Bahrain. Also, the Bahraini monarch availed himself of the opportunity to praise the positions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of the Arab and Islamic nations, citing the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' stance and efforts to preserve the security and stability of the region. --SPA 20:21 LOCAL TIME 17:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w373631