Jeddah, Ramadan 21, 1437, June 26, 2016, SPA -- The Royal Court issued today the following statement: In response to an invitation from the French government and upon the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, left the United States of America following an official several day visit for the French Republic on Sunday 21/9/1437 AH corresponding to 26/06/2016 AD, where he will meet French president Francois Hollande and a number of French officials to discuss issues and topics of common interest and aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries. --SPA 13:50 LOCAL TIME 10:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w