The Kingdom's Embassy in Jordan holds a celebration on the occasion of Founding Day.
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The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jordan held a ceremony today to mark Founding Day. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Senate, Faisal Al-Fayez; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abdul Karim Al-Daghmi; the Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, Yousef Al-Issawi; the Prime Minister's Representative, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jazi; and a number of ministers, political and economic figures, and sheikhs and tribal dignitaries in Jordan. The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy, said, "I am pleased to witness this blessed day of our nation. It is an occasion dear to all our hearts, through which we express our pride in the deep-rooted identity of this blessed state and the close connection of its citizens to its leaders since the era of Imam Muhammad bin Saud three centuries ago, and the beginning of his founding in mid-1139 AH, corresponding to February 22, 1727 AD, of the First Saudi State with its capital, Diriyah." The ambassador explained that the commemoration of Founding Day is an important occasion to recall our nation's glorious past and the heroic deeds of our founding fathers and grandfathers. It is also an opportunity to remember God's blessings upon us in this blessed and virtuous country, and to connect the children of this generation—the generation of the third millennium—to their roots, not only out of pride and honor, but also out of a sense of the sacrifices of our founding fathers and grandfathers. Ambassador Al-Sudairy emphasized that Saudi-Jordanian relations have been strategic, historical, solid, and authentic, dating back to the era of the two countries' founders—may God have mercy on them—through the reign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and his brother, His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein. He emphasized that this is a distinguished relationship between two neighboring, brotherly countries, each of which sees in the other a strategic depth.