Saudi Prince Salman’s talks in Washington: China, Egypt and Syrianote

Saudi Vice-Minister of Defence Prince Salman Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz is in Washington for talks with US officials ahead of a planned visit by US President Barack Obama to Riyadh. The following 456-word report sheds light on his visit and tells what about the issues he intends to discuss, notably those which concern the recent visit by Saudi Crown Prince Salman to China, the US decision to block delivery of Apache helicopters to Egypt and the recent military developments in Syria. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/12 – March 21, 2014)]