THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ RECEIVED AT HIS PALACE IN RIYADH TONIGHT VISITING U.S. VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY AND ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. THEN KING ABDULLAH AND CHENEY HELD A ROUND OF TALKS, AT THE OUTSET OF WHICH KING ABDULLAH WELCOMED CHENEY, WISHING HIM AND THE ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION GOOD STAY IN THE KINGDOM. ON HIS PART, CHENEY THANKED THE KING FOR WARM RECEPTION AND GENEROUS HOSPITALITY ACCORDED TO HIM AND HIS DELEGATION. DURING THE MEETING, CHENEY CONVEYED TO KING ABDULLAH THE GREETINGS OF U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH. IN TURN, THE MONARCH SENT HIS GREETINGS TO THE PRESIDENT. THEN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENTS AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS, LED BY THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ WERE DISCUSSED IN ADDITION TO ASPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND WAYS OF ENHANCING THEM IN ALL FIELDS. --MORE
