Press Briefings-The White House: March 28, 2014 Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the President's Bilateral Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Marriott Courtyard
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

10:32 P.M. AST

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  My colleague will go ahead and give a readout of the meeting, and then we'll take your questions.

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  The President had an excellent, more than two-hour meeting with King Abdullah.  And it was really an opportunity for the President to sit down face-to-face with the King and, more than anything, do two things:  One is underscore the importance of the bilateral relationship with Saudi Arabia, and the other was to talk about some of the key regional issues that affect both of our interests so profoundly. 

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