London, Muharram 1, 1438 H., September 21, 2017, SPA -- Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom, held at the premises of his embassy in London today a reception party to mark the 87th anniversary of the national day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event was attended by a number of British officials, lords and members of British house of commons, members of Arab and foreign diplomatic corps accredited to Britain, businessmen and media representatives in addition to members of the Saudi- British friendship committee. Addressing the gathering, the Saudi ambassador lauded the flourishing ties binding the two countries, citing the recently-concluded military and security cooperation agreement, signed between the two countries. He forwarded congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, as well as the Saudi people on the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. --SPA 00:27 LOCAL TIME 21:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w494146