Saudi minister of the interior receives Francis Taylor

The Saudi news agency said on Sunday that the Saudi minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz held talks on Sunday with the terrorism- fighting coordinator at the US state department Francis Taylor which dealt with "issues of mutual concern." The agency gave no details on the nature of Taylor's first visit of its kind to Riyadh.

The American official also met with the Saudi defense minister prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz and discussed with him issues of mutual concern as well as bilateral cooperation fighting terrorism.

The meeting was attended by Saudi officials concerned and the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia Robert Jordan.