Paris, Jumada I 24, 1437, March 04, 2016, SPA -- On leaving Paris, at end of a visit to the Republic of France, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior sent a cable of thanks to the French Premier Manuel Valls. As we leave your friendly country, I would like to express our great gratitude and appreciation of warm receiving and hospitality accorded to me and the accompanying delegation, during our stay in France. I would like, too, to highlight the depth of relations between the two countries, manifested in the joint discussions that we have had, stressing the importance of continued bilateral coordination and consultations on issues of common interest and in the interest of the two friendly peoples. I wish happiness and success to you, and steady prosperity and progress to friendly French people. --SPA 01:20 LOCAL TIME 22:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w