Saudi Arabia's crown prince called Wednesday for stronger military cooperation between the United States and the Arab monarchies of the Gulf whose security he said was under threat. Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, who also holds the defence portfolio, made the remarks at a meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah between US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel and ministers from the six-nation Gulf cooperation Council. Hagel for his part stressed that Washington remained \"committed\" to the oil-rich region's security and stability. The crown prince singled out concerns over \"political crises\" in some Arab states, as well as \"attempts to acquire ******* of mass destruction and meddling of certain states\" in the internal affairs of others, in an apparent reference to Iran.
05-15-2014, 07:17 AM
Saudi seeks stronger US-Gulf military cooperation
Saudi Arabia's crown prince called Wednesday for stronger military cooperation between the United States and the Arab monarchies of the Gulf whose security he said was under threat. Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, who also holds the defence portfolio, made the remarks at a meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah between US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel and ministers from the six-nation Gulf cooperation Council. Hagel for his part stressed that Washington remained \"committed\" to the oil-rich region's security and stability. The crown prince singled out concerns over \"political crises\" in some Arab states, as well as \"attempts to acquire ******* of mass destruction and meddling of certain states\" in the internal affairs of others, in an apparent reference to Iran.
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