VOL. XL

No. 7

17-February-1997

SAUDI ARABIA

Prince Sultan Denies That His Trip To US Is To Shop For Aircraft

The Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Civil Aviation, Prince Sultan ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, has denied reports that his forthcoming trip to the US is to finalize a military aircraft deal. In a speech delivered on 11 February at the King Faisal airbase in Tabuk, Prince Sultan said that there was no truth whatsoever in reports that the visit to the US concerns arms...