American official discusses in Saudi Arabia the situation in Gulf region

The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal on Tuesday in Riyadh discussed with the director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, Richard Haass, the situation in the Gulf region, according to the Saudi official news agency.

Prince Saud discussed with Haass, currently in Riyadh in the course of a tour on the Gulf states, bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual concern, according to the agency.

Prince Saud al-Faisal stressed on September 15 that his country will collaborate in an attack carried out by the US in case it is authorized by the UN.

Haass had earlier visited Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, two allies for Washington in the Gulf region, and the headquarters of the American fifth fleet.