RIYADH: Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, president of the Human Rights Commission, received on Monday a Danish delegation headed by Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen, the political director of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Ole E. Mosby, ambassador of Denmark to Saudi Arabia.
During the meeting, Dr. Al-Awwad highlighted the efforts of the Kingdom in strengthening and protecting human rights, noting the developments witnessed in Saudi Arabia at all levels, and the pioneering steps toward achieving sustainable development according to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
The two sides discussed a number of issues of common concern, and various dimensions of bilateral cooperation.
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Saudi HRC president receives political director of Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Saudi HRC president receives political director of Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dr. Al-Awwad highlighted the efforts of the Kingdom in strengthening and protecting human rights
Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia
- Zia died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to the President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin after the passing of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday.
The king prayed that God have mercy on Zia, forgive her sins, and admit her into paradise. He extended his condolences to the family of the deceased.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a similar cable.
On Wednesday, huge crowds had flocked to the area outside Bangladesh’s national parliament building in the capital to attend the funeral prayers for Zia, who died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness.
Zia was buried in late afternoon with state honors beside the grave of her husband, a former president who was assassinated in a military coup in 1981, in a park outside the parliament building later Wednesday.
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