Saudi deputy defense minister confers with US delegation

The Saudi deputy minister of defense Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz discussed yesterday with an American delegation led by Allen Boucher, member of the services committee in the US Congress, according to the Saudi news agency.

The agency said that the "meeting dealt with several issues of mutual concern between the two countries," giving no further details. The meeting was attended by the US ambassador in Riyadh, Robert Jordan, and several US military officials.