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By Nathan Guttman TEL AVIV, Apr 26, 2002 -- Foreign Minister Shimon Peres tried to meet a senior Saudi official, apparently Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal, last weekend in Washington, but the Saudis turned down his request. The bid, which came from the Israeli side, was passed to the Saudis through unofficial channels without U.S. intervention. The purpose of the meeting was to give Peres a chance to persuade the Saudis to join the effort in convincing the Palestinians to take action against terrorism and return to the negotiating table. The Saudis rebuffed the request, however, saying it was not an appropriate time to meet with an official Israeli. Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, who is visiting U.S. President George W. Bush at his Crawford, Texas, ranch, warned the American leader that if no solution for the occupation of the territories and the violence in the Middle East is found, U.S. interests in the region will be endangered, according to the emir's political adviser Abdel Jubair. But Jubair added that his country does not intend to use the "oil weapon" against the United States or to ask Bush to withdraw U.S. bases on Saudi territory. In their first round of talks yesterday, the emir called on Bush to pressure the Israeli government in order to prevent threats to regional stability and western interests in the region. "If they leave Sharon alone, he'll drag the region into an abyss," warned Abdullah's adviser. Abdullah also told Bush that the Arab world regards the United States as being one-sided in favor of Israel. © Ha'aretz, 2002. All rights reserved. Distributed in partnership with Globalvision News Network (www.gvnews.net). |
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