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Saudi regent continues regional tour with talks in Jordan | ||
2005-05-08 | ||
AMMAN/DAMASCUS - Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah arrived on Saturday on a visit to Jordan after earlier talks in Damascus and Egypt. Upon arrival in Amman, the Saudi The two monarchs reaffirmed that "a just solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which involves the setting up of an independent Palestinian state, provided the sole way for re- establishment of peace and maintaining security and stability in the Middle East".
The prince, who discussed the Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts last week during a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, briefed the king on the U.S. position. "During the talks, the king thanked Saudi Arabia for the support and assistance it had been extending to Jordan with the aim of spurring the kingdom's process of economic development," the statement said. It alluded mainly to an oil grant of 50,000 barrels of crude per day, which the Riyadh government had been extending to the Hashemite kingdom since the start of the U.S.-led war on Iraq in March 2003. The extension of the grant, which reportedly expired at the end of April, was high on the agenda of the talks, according to official sources.
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Posted by:Steve White |