Jeddah, September 21, 2019, SPA -- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulations to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta of Mali on the occasion of his country's independence. In his cable, His Royal Highness the Heir Apparent expressed his best wishes of permanent health and happiness to His Excellency, and further progress and prosperity the Government and people of the Republic of Mali. --SPA 13:23 LOCAL TIME 10:23 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1176208