British Defense Minister in Saudi
Published: Wed Dec 21st, 2005Source: www.defensenews.com
British Defense Secretary John Reid began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia Dec. 20, amid reports of a multi-billion-dollar bid by London to sell the kingdom Typhoon fighter planes. Reid was met on his arrival at Riyadh's air force base by his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khaled, the official SPA news agency said without providing further details.
On October 2, Saudi Arabia denied it was engaged in secret negotiations with Britain over the deal, but acknowledged that London would like to sell the plans to Riyadh.
"There are no secret negotiations between the two countries on the deal to sell the Typhoon planes," a defense ministry spokesman said at the time.
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