Canadian prime minister to visit Saudi Arabia today

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien will hold an official visit to Saudi Arabia starting today which will last for two days in the framework of his current tour of the Middle East.

During this visit, the Canadian prime minister is to hold talks with King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz dealing with bilateral relations between the two countries, areas of their development and current international conditions, foremost being the Middle East peace process and the Israeli obstacles impeding it.