THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HELD TALKS AT HIS PALACE HERE TODAY WITH PAKISTAN'S PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF. AT THE OUTSET OF THE TALKS, THE KING DECORATED THE PAKISTANI PRESIDENT WITH KING ABDULAZIZ NECKLACE WHICH IS CUSTOMARILY AWARDED TO LEADERS OF BROTHERLY AND FRIENDLY COUNTRIES. THE PAKISTAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF AND THANKS TO THE KING FOR CONFERRING THE NECKLACE ON HIM AND FOR WARM WELCOME AND GENEROUS HOSPITALITY ACCORDED TO HIM AND THE ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION. THEN THEY DISCUSSED OVERALL SITUATIONS AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT THE ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS PARTICULARLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ. ASPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND WAYS OF THEIR ENHANCEMENT IN VARIOUS FIELDS. WERE ALSO REVIEWED. ON THE SAUDI SIDE, THE TALKS WERE ATTENDED BY CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL; PRINCE ABDULRAHMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL; PRINCE MITEB BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS; PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL, THE FOREIGN MINISTER; PRINCE ABDULILAH BIN ABDULAZIZ; PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ, VICE GOVERNOR OF RIYADH REGION; PRINCE MIQREN BIN ABDULAZIZ, CHIEF OF GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO PAKISTAN ALI BIN AWADH ASSIRI. ON THE PAKISTANI SIDE, THE TALKS WERE ATTENDED BY THE DELEGATION ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT.
