Riyadh, 29 July 2007 (Voices of Iraq)

King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, held on Sunday, talks with Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait on developments in Iraq and the area, Saudi official sources said.

Saudi sources said that the meeting, which was held in the ceremonial hall in King Abdul-Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, discussed events in the Gulf, Arab, Islamic and International arenas, particularly the situation in Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon.

Sources also added that the two leaders discussed fields of cooperation between the two countries and ways of enhancing them to serve the interests of both nations.

Emir of Kuwait made a short visit on Sunday To Saudi Arabia. The talks came ahead of a ministerial meeting on Tuesday in Sharm El-Sheikh resort in Egypt, which includes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Foreign Ministers of the six Gulf Cooperation Council States, Egypt and Jordan.

It is scheduled that Rice and Gates tour the region this week, seeking Arab backing for stability in Iraq. News courtesy of Iraq Updates Limited

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