They were also received by Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Region; Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior; and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his guests sat at the main podium for the closing maneuver of North Thunder Exercise. The speech ceremony on this occasion started with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran. The Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Exercise General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan delivered a speech in which he, in his name and on behalf of the personnel of Saudi Armed Forces and Arab and Islamic forces participating in the North Thunder Exercise, welcomed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his guests at the conclusion of the events of the joint exercise. --More 14:17 LOCAL TIME 11:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w