My deep appreciation and gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques H.M. King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and HRH Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, for giving me this opportunity to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Singapore. My sincere thanks to the people and the Government of Singapore for the warm welcome they have extended to me even before I set foot in Singapore.

It will indeed be my honour and privilege to maintain the exemplary co-operation and relations that exist between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Singapore, and to work towards its advancement to the level that will meet the expectations and aspirations of our people and leaders.

I would like, through this Saudi Arabia magazine, to convey to our Singaporean friends that our hearts are open and so are our doors.

I invite them to jointly work with me to bring our people together, regardless of the time and distance that separate us. Geography may not be kind, but history has shown and proved how close and inter-linked we are.