King, Brazil's President discuss bilateral ties, regional and

Riyadh, May 17, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva held a meeting here Saturday evening, which dealt with
aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways of
their further promotion to serve the interests of the two countries
and their peoples.

The meeting between the two leaders held at the King's palace here
also focused on overall events and developments at the regional and
international arenas and the positions of the two friendly countries
towards them.

At the outset of the meeting, the King decorated the Brazilian
President with King Abdulaziz Medallion which is granted to senior
leaders of sisterly and friendly countries.


On his part, the Brazilian President decorated the King with the
Grand Medallion which is the highest rank medal in Brazil.

During the meeting, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomed
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and wished him a good stay in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

On his part, the Brazilian President expressed his thanks to and
appreciation of the King for the warm welcome and generous
hospitality accorded to him and his accompanying delegation.

The Saudi side at the meeting included Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz,
Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior; Prince Saud
Al-Faisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Sattam bin
Abdulaziz, Acting Governor of Riyadh Region; Prince Ahmad bin
Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Interior; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz,
Chief of General Intelligence; Minister of Communications and
Information Technology Eng. Mohammed Jamil bin Ahmed Mulla; and Saudi
Ambassador to Brazil Mohammed Amin Kurdi.

The Brazilian side was comprised of Foreign Minister Celso Luiz
Nunes Amorim; Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Miguel
Jorge; Brazilian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sergio
Luis Canaes, and a number of officials.

--SPA