VOL. XLV

No 21

27-May-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Prince Sultan Says Yamamah ProgramWill Continue

Saudi DefenseMinister Prince Sultan ibn 'Abdal-'Aziz said on 15 May that the Yamamahdefense deal between the kingdom and the UKwould continue. He was speaking in Jeddah after talks with the UK DefenseSecretary, Geoffrey Hoon. Prince Sultan described theoffsets program as positive and ongoing, and stopping it is not contemplated.Prince Sultan was reacting to speculation that the defense contract, funded by...