Riyadh, Safar 02, 1438, November 02, 2016, SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to President General Michel Aoun, the Lebanese President, on his election as president of Lebanon. The King said, "We are pleased for your election as president of Lebanon and we send you on behalf of the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in our name congratulations and best wishes for good health and happiness to your excellency, and to the brotherly people of the Republic of Lebanon progress and prosperity. We wish your excellency every success in your mission to achieve stability for your brotherly country, praising the brotherly relations between our two brotherly countries and peoples, and we look forward to developing them in various fields for the benefit of the two countries." --SPA 00:45 LOCAL TIME 21:45 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w