August 2002

August 29, 2002

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC wishes to clarify a report made today in The New York Times regarding the racehorse 'War Emblem'. The horse is owned by a private corporation and not the government of Saudi Arabia. In addition, the references to 'War Emblem' are not accurate.

August 06, 2002

(JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA) - HRH Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today emphasized the strength of U.S.-Saudi relations, and reiterated that the two countries have been friends and allies for over 60 years. Prince Saud described the bilateral relationship as "excellent in all fields".

Prince Saud described as "pure fiction" the contents of a briefing given by Laurent Murawiec of the Rand Corporation to the U.S. Defense Policy Board on July 10, 2002, in which he described the Kingdom as an enemy of the United States.