Janadriyah, Outskirts of Riyadh, March 10, 2010, SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, held at his ranch here this evening, a meeting with the visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. During the meeting, overall events and developments in the region as well as prospects for cooperation between the two countries were discussed. The meeting was attended by Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence; Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for Military Affairs; Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, Minister of Education; Prince Major General Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Commander of Land Forces; Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the King and Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America. It was also attended by James Smith, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom and members of the delegation accompanying the U.S. Secretary of Defense.