VOL. XLV

No 17

29-April-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia And US Reaffirm Special Relationship Despite Increasing Differences/Pressures

MEESGulf Editor Gerald Butt reports from Washington:

Saudi Arabia and the US ended a week of high-level contacts with a reaffirmation of the special relationship between the two countries. But there is no sign that the two sides are any closer to agreement on the issue which is putting increasing strain on that relationship – differences over US...