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Saudi king meets U.S. vice president for talks on Mideast issues
(Xinhua) -- Saudi King Abdullah met visiting U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday during which they discussed the latest developments in the Middle East region, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Abdullah and Cheney, who arrived here earlier in the day after winding up a surprise visit to Afghanistan, exchanged views on the Palestinian issue and the situation in Iraq and Lebanon, the report said. Their talks also dealt with prospects of cooperation between the two countries and ways of boosting them in all fields to serve the interests of the two countries and peoples, SPA added. Before they started to hold talks, the king welcomed Cheney and the accompanying delegation to his ranch in Al-Janadriyah. Cheney is on the latest stop of a 10-day trip to the region after visiting Oman and paying surprise visits to Iraq and Afghanistan. He will also visit Israel, the West Bank and Turkey. Posted by: Fred 2008-03-22 |
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