Saudi Crown Prince Salman, McCain, armament and shiftnote

Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as Deputy PM and Defence Minister, received US Senator John McCain yesterday (5/12/13) at the Yamama palace in Riyadh. The following 431-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on concerns the US-Saudi armament relations in the light of a possible shift in the Saudi armament procurement strategy from the United States towards other countries.