The Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, met with Prince Khalid bin Salman, Minister of Defense, and ministry leaders on Tuesday evening at the headquarters of the Defense Ministry in Jeddah, according to the Saudi news agency ” SPA “.
In his first meeting after his appointment to his new post, Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his thanks and appreciation for the sincere efforts of the men of the Ministry of Defense and the great progress made in implementing the Ministry’s development program. , noting that the Kingdom has increased its self-sufficiency in military industries from 2% to 15% and expects to reach 50% under the leadership of the newly appointed Defense Minister.
Crown Prince Mohammed was Defense Minister prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, under a royal order issued Tuesday evening by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
King Salman appointed his son, the crown prince, prime minister and his second son, Prince Khaled, minister of defense.
Under orders, relayed by the official Saudi news agency, a government reshuffle has kept his son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister.
The Saudi Crown Prince “expressed his feelings towards the Ministry of Defense and its special status for him, and the period he spent working in the ministry, praising the performance and work of the ministry and its advanced stages, and not seeing the time to reach, under the guidance of Prince Khalid bin Salman and the cooperation of the ministry employees, towards ever wider horizons “.
Prince Muhammad said during his “farewell to the employees of the Ministry of Defense”: “Good luck, and Prince Khalid bin Salman satisfies the need” in the sense that he is worthy of the task he has been entrusted with.
Prince Khaled, Prince Mohammed’s younger brother, was previously Deputy Minister of Defense.
Prince Khalid bin Salman stressed that “the achievements of the Ministry of Defense during its development programs and what it will achieve (…) through its continued implementation of its development programs (…) are under the guidance and the continued support of the Crown Prince. “
The meeting was attended by the Chief of the General Staff, the Commander of the United Forces, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, the heads of the branches of the armed forces and other officials.
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