Libyan leader to visit Saudi Arabia tuesday

Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia Tuesday, the Saudi press agency SPA said.

The agency said the visit comes in response to an invitation from King Fahd. Gaddafi will hold talks with Saudi officials on bilateral ties, the recent Israeli crimes against Palestinians and the Arab summit scheduled for later this month in Egypt.

Saudi Arabia has played an important role with South Africa to reach an agreement between the United States, Britain and Libya over the Lockerbie issue.

Saudi crown prince Abdallah Bin Abdelaziz visited Libya last June and held talks with Gaddafi.