King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, discussed the grave crisis in Syria and the overall situation in the Gulf region. Separately, Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, also held talks with the visiting Turkish leader. The two leaders discussed developments in the regional and international arenas, Saudi Press Agency reported. At their summit meeting in Rawdhat Khuraim on the outskirts of the capital, King Abdullah and Erdogan discussed in detail the situation in Syria in the light of the fragile truce effected by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan and possible next moves to bring peace, security and stability back to the country wracked by an year-long violence. The Saudi-Turkish summit came on the heels of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the UAE island of Abu Musa. The Iranian leader's visit was bitterly criticized as ‘provocative' by all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Arab League. The talks also dealt with all aspects of the Palestinian issue, the turbulent situation is Sudan and bilateral relations between the two countries. Sources described the timing of the summit as important due to the rapidly changing scenario in Syria and the ensuing international steps against the violent crackdown of the Syrian regime on peaceful activists. Erdogan and his accompanying delegation arrived at Rawdhat Khuraim by helicopter. The Turkish side was accompanied by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs. King Abdullah received the dignitaries. Among those who received the Turkish leader include Prince Miqren Bin Abdul Aziz, Chief of General Intelligence, and Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Tubaishi, Chief of the Royal Protocol. __
