Brahimi Meets Saudi King

(Jeddah) – King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia held talks with International Peace Envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi on ways to end the bloodletting in Syria. Both the leaders discussed situation in Syria and also condemned accusations by Syrian regime that Saudi Arabia, along with Turkey and Qatar, are arming the rebels fighting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad since the uprising against him erupted in March last year.
Brahimi has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his second regional tour to find a solution to the conflict in Syria after Damascus rejected a UN call to implement a unilateral cease-fire.