A message from Bush to the Saudi crown price

The Saudi official news agency said that the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday received a message from the US President George Bush. No information were disclosed on the content of the message.

The agency said that the US charge de affairs in al-Riyadh Charlez Breisho handed over the message to the Saudi crown prince. The agency did not give details on the message and only stated the " Breisho conveyed to the Saudi crown prince " greetings and appreciation" of the US President.

However, western diplomatic sources in al-Riyadh said that the message " relates to the American efforts aiming at resuming peace negotiations in the Middle East."