National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates its National Day every 23rd day of September. The event, which is known as Al-Yaom-ul-Watany, marks the day in 1932 when King Abdulaziz announced the confederacy of the country as a kingdom. On National Day, the Saudi flags are proudly displayed along with the King’s photographs. It is celebrated with folk dances, songs, and traditional festivals.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shares land borders with Kuwait, Israel, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan. Its capital is Riyadh, which is also its most populous city. The kingdom is known to have the richest oil deposits in the Middle East. It is referred to as the land of holy mosques because of Medina and Mecca.

Days prior to the celebration, special events are held at the capital city of Riyadh where the Prince gives his speech to the nation and highlights the various aspects of development of the country in fields of science, technology, and economy.

The Philippines and Saudi Arabia have warm and friendly relations. Format diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on October 24, 1969. The Philippines and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a number of agreements since 1980, mostly under the auspices of the Joint Commission Meetings which was established under the 1994 general framework agreement on economic, trade, commercial, investment, and technical cooperation.

We congratulate the government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia led by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Saud and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Saud on the occasion of their National Day.