THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD HELD TALKS WITH VISITING PRESIDENT MOHAMMED HOSNI MUBARAK OF EGYPT AT THE KING'S PALACE IN JEDDAH TODAY. AT THE OUTSET OF THE MEETING, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE MONARCH WELCOMED PRESIDENT MUBARAK AND HIS ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION, WISHING THEM GOOD STAY. ON HIS PART, PRESIDENT MUBARAK THANKED THE KING FOR WARM WELCOME AND GENEROUS HOSPITALITY ACCORDED TO HIM AND ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. THEN THE OVERALL INCIDENTS AT THE ARAB ARENA, LED BY THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE AND THE SITUATIONS IN LEBANON AND IRAQ WERE DISCUSSED. ALSO REVIEWED, WERE THE DEVELOPMENTS AT THE ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS AND THE POSITION OF EACH OF THE TWO COUNTRIES TOWARDS THEM IN ADDITION TO ASPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND WAYS OF ENHANCING THEM IN ALL FIELDS IN A WAY THAT SERVES THE INTERESTS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES.
