Saudi arms plan going to Congress: US official
RIYADH (AFP) — The Bush administration is expected to notify Congress on Monday of its intention to sell weaponry worth 20 billion dollars to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, a US official said.
He said formal notification of the project announced last year would coincide with the arrival of President George W. Bush in Saudi Arabia.
Bush's weeklong visit to the region is aimed at advancing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and containing what he sees as a threat to peace posed by Iran.
"It (notification) is likely to come today," said the US official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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