Bamako, Rabi'I 21, 1438, December 20, 2016, SPA -- President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali praised the solid relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Mali and the developmental support it receives, looking forward to strengthening those relations in all fields and strategic partnership and valuing the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's role in serving Islam and Muslims and what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia provides to his country as well as Mali's support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This came during the president's receiving this evening at the presidential palace of the credentials of the Saudi Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Mali Masoud bin Ali Al Orabi Al-Harthy. --SPA 23:38 LOCAL TIME 20:38 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w295071