Cohen to visit Saudi Arabia next week

US Secretary of Defense William Cohen is to arrive in Riyadh in the coming week for a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia within his tour of a number of the area's countries.

Saudi Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz is to discuss with his US counterpart cooperation between the two countries, especially in the defense fields, as well as the situation in the Gulf area and a number of the international and regional causes.

Prince Sultan is scheduled to pay a visit to the USA at the beginning of November, followed by a visit to France where he will discuss in both capitals defense cooperation and a number of transactions for modernizing the Saudi armed forces.