Saudi Prince Bandar meets with Bush, the father, Dick Cheney

Prince Bandar meets in Washington with Bush, the father, Dick Cheney
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/29/2003 - ABC NEWS

Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Washington, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan yesterday met with the US Cice President Dick Cheney following a sudden meeting with the former US president George Bush on Wednesday amid tension in the Saudi- American relations because of the American accusations to Riyadh of not being tough enough with Islamists, and not controlling the border with Iraq, which resulted, according to Washington in crossings of foreign fighters and launch of military operations against the American forces.

Prince Bandar had with President Bush, the father, lunch in the state of Main, where the Bush family has a vacations house.

The spokeswoman for Bush the father, Jane Baker, confirmed that the meeting took place but she added it was a special meeting and refused to give additional detail.

The former US President, Bush the father, had old relations with Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador in Washington.

Following the heated statements, in which the Richard Armitage, US Deputy Secretary of State, accused Saudi Arabia of permitting Islamist fighters to cross the border to Iraq, a joint intelligence unit was announced this week to be established in Riyadh to fight the financing "terrorist organizations" in what was considered a step to alleviate tension in the relations between the two countries.

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