Riyadh, 29 Rabi'II,1439 AH, 16 January,2018 , SPA -- Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage and Chairman of Board of Directors of King Salman Science Oasis has expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Supreme Honorary President of King Salman Science Oasis for his patronage and support for the Oasis and its projects and programs since he was Governor of Riyadh Region until now. In a press statement on the occasion of the opening of King Salman Science Oasis here yesterday, Prince Sultan praised the continuous follow-up by the King to achieve his vision of this national strategic project, pointing out that this Oasis is the first one of eight science oases to be named after the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and being implemented by the Secretariat of the Riyadh region. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud laid the foundation stone for the first phase of King Salman Science Oasis Project with an institutional partnership and technology with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in 30 Rabi 1, 1431H . -- SPA 13:23 LOCAL TIME 10:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w588982