May/June, 2002

Volume 19 Number 3

The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,

Washington, DC

• Crown Prince Abdullah Addresses New Session of Consultative Council

• Saudi Arabian and U.S. Leaders Continue Consultations for Mideast Peace

• Saudi Arabia Supports Positive Elements of President Bush’s Mideast Policy Statement

• Crown Prince Abdullah Continues Efforts To Help Achieve A Just And Lasting Mideast Peace

• GCC Leaders hold Consultative Session;  GCC Foreign Ministers Meet

• Kingdom Arrests Al-Qaeda Members; and Cooperates with Interpol on Crime

• Saudi Arabia And Yemen Sign Agreements For Closer Cooperation In A Wide Range Of Fields

• Recent meetings of the Council of Ministers

• Supreme Economic Council Passes Resolutions to Promote Private Sector

• Minister of Education Tells UN Summit that Children Benefit from Inalienable Rights in Saudi Society

• ECONOMIC NEWS ..... 

• FROM THE KINGDOM .....

• FROM THE PRESS, EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS, and photos

• VIP VISITS, NEWS BRIEFS, and Washington Notes

Saudi Arabia is published by the

Information Office of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC

Editor-in-Chief: Nail Al-Jubeir

Managing Editor: Nader Tashakkori

Editors: Alice Umbarak, Rima Hassan

Some photographs courtesy of Saudi Press Agency (SPA)