Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington will deliver on Tuesday a message from Crown Prince Abdullah to United States President George W. Bush on the issue of strained relations between the two allies, a newspaper reported Sunday, cited by AFP.
Okaz daily quoted unnamed sources as saying the letter focuses on US-Saudi relations which have been sorely-tested in the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks.
The White House announced Friday that President Bush will welcome ambassador Prince Bandar for a visit to his Texas ranch. "He's coming to talk about a variety of regional issues - the Middle East and many other topics," spokesman Ari Fleischer said.
The Saudi daily quoted a high-level administration official as saying that Bush would explain to the ambassador the "US justifications for waging a war on Iraq." Riyadh has opposed any war saying new military strikes on Baghdad can not be justified and could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. (Albawaba.com)
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