Saudi Crown Prince to Visit Moscow

[Rose Siding]

MOSCOW -- In the first visit to post-Soviet Russia by a Saudi leader, Crown Prince Abdullah is expected to focus on convincing Moscow his country does not tolerate terrorism, despite Kremlin contentions that Chechen rebels get Saudi help.

Riyadh has faced widespread international criticism for being unable to control terrorist organizations allegedly operating in Saudi Arabia. Fifteen of 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were Saudis.

"Saudi Arabia is naturally now administering serious diplomatic activity to convince the world that it does not support this sort of tendency," said Professor Vladimir Isayev, deputy director of the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow. "Saudi Arabia is a country, it seems, on the verge of being a social outcast."

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Energy issues are also expected to be high on the agenda. Saudi Arabia and Russia are the world's two largest oil exporters.

"Between them, there must be separate talks so that Saudi Arabian oil does not collide with Russian oil, and Russia does not start competition that could lead to a fall in (oil) prices," Isayev said.

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1. I think the Saudis may have a nice US built and paid for air base...

...that they would like to rent out to the Russians at a great price. The Saudi's might even pay the Russians to consider using it. Never know? The Russians don't have much of a military left but all of those nukes mounted on ICBM's ready to fire at a moments sure have a way of intimidating me. I bet they intimidate Junior a little bit too.

Don

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2. the saudi`s and russians signed

an agreement for the russians to develop a saudi natural gas industry.the saudi`s decided to go with the russians instead of the western oil companies. the deal is worth billions...