Tehran, Iran, Jan. 14 – Iran's chief nuclear negotiator arrived in Riyadh on Sunday on an unexpected trip to meet senior Saudi officials.
Getting a little nervous with the recent activity? | Ali Larijani, secretary general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), is to meet Saudi King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal during his stay, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. The two sides will discuss the situation in the Middle East, Iran's nuclear program, and issues of bilateral concern, it said.
His trip had not previously been announced in state media and came hot on the heels of the announcement last week by U.S. President George W. Bush of his administration's new strategy for curbing violence in Iraq. |