Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and President George W. Bush of the United States of America co-chaired the talks held in Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ ranch in Al-Jnadreyah, near Riyadh.
At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomed the US president wishing him and the accompanying delegation a good stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
On his part, the US president thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the hospitality.
Then, they discussed ways of boosting cooperation between the two friendly countries in various fields to serve their common interests.
The two sides also discussed the current situation in the Middle East topped by the Palestinian issue and the situation in Lebanon and Iraq.
The talks were characterized by comprehensiveness, depth and frankness.
The talks between the two sides will be completed later today.
On the Saudi side, the talks were attended by attended by Prince Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General; Prince Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs; Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh region, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Abdulilah bin Abdulaziz; Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Vice Governor of Riyadh region; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence, and a number of other princes, ministers and officials.
On the US side, the talks were attended by US ambassador to the kingdom Ford Fraker, US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and other US officials.
Afterwards, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the US president attended the signing of a Saudi-US agreement on technological cooperation. On the Saudi side, the agreement was signed by Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister, and on the US side, it was signed by US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice.
A Saudi-US memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy and other energy fields was also signed by Prince Saud Alfaisal, the Foreign Minister, on the Saudi side and US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice on the US side.
The signing ceremony was attended by Prince Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General; Prince Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs; Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh region, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Abdulilah bin Abdulaziz; Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Vice Governor of Riyadh region; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence, and a number of other princes, ministers and officials.
The signing ceremony was also attended by members of the official delegation accompanying the US president.
Afterwards, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques accompanied his guest, the US president, to the residence place prepared for his stay at the ranch of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Al-Jnadreyah.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques presented to the US president a gift which is a pair of Arabian oryx.
President Bush thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the gift which he considered as a valuable gift from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the people of the US.
On the occasion, the US president presented to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques a gift, which is a model of the bird of falcon .