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RIYADH, June 4 (KUNA) -- Saudi Vice-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Sultan bin Abdulaziz met here Monday evening with visiting British Defense
Secretary Desmond Browne on bilateral military ties.
During the meeting, the Saudi official said Saudi-British cooperation was
progressing, whether in view of armament or economic balance, hoping that
talks would lead to more constructive cooperation in the interest of both
nations' friendly peoples.
Both sides also mulled over the latest regional and international
developments, chiefly Palestine, Iraq and ways and means of bolstering
bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The meeting was also attended by several Saudi and British officials.
The British secretary of defense arrived here on Monday on an official
visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Upon arrival, he was welcomed at Riyadh air base by Prince Khalid bin
Sultan bin Abdulaziz, assistant minister of defense and aviation for military
affairs, and a number of senior officials. (pickup previous)
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