For his part, Prince Saudi bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of the Eastern Region addressed the audience and welcomed the King, expressing pleasure at the royal visit and considering the night of the reception party as an exception. Words the Prince-governor added fail to express the pretty-well good sentiments harbored by the well-wishing citizenry of the region, over such occasion of the King being amid and around. He concluded by recalling the Kingdom Vision 2030, promising the Monarch that the whole nation is, in a row, to support the drive of actualizing the vision, to its end. -- SPA 22:16 LOCAL TIME 19:16 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w276481