VOL. XLV

No 49

9-December-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

US Welcomes Latest Saudi Pledge To Eradicate Terrorism Financing

The US on 3 December welcomed a Saudi announcement of “enhanced mechanisms to monitor and control financial flows from the kingdom” adding that such moves were “essential to reduce and impede financial support for terrorism originating in Saudi Arabia.” Deputy State Department spokesman Philip T Reeker said the US strongly supported “comprehensive...