- Title: SAUDI ARABIA: SUDAN PRESIDENT ON STATE VISIT
- Date: 29th November 1966
- Summary: 1. GV. PLANES ESCORTING THE PRESIDENT FLY OVERHEAD 0.04 2. SCU. THE PRESIDENT STEPS FROM PLANE AND EMBRACES KING FEISAL 0.21 3. SV & CU. THE TWO MEN WALK TO SALUTING BASE 0.32 4. GV. CHEERING CROWDS 0.35 5. GV. THE TWO MEN ON SALUTING BASE 0.40 6. MV. SOLDIERS 0.42 7. GV. THE PRESIDENT INSPECTS GUARD OF HONOUR (2 SHOTS) 0.55 8. GV. THE PRESIDENT WALKS PAST CHEERING CROWD 0.57 9. SV. THE PRESIDENT MEETS SAUDI MINISTERS 1.03 10. GV. THE PRESIDENT AND KING FEISAL LEAVE AIRPORT IN MOTORCADE 1.10 Initials GEM/VS/CR/JG Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 14th December 1966 12:00
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- Location: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Reuters ID: LVADEOZUDZ6ESDRAZYJ6UJZ4IGM2
- Story Text: THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUDAN, ISMAIL EL AZHARI, YESTERDAY (MONDAY) ARRIVED IN JEDDAH AT THE START OF A WEEK-LONG STATE VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA.
MR. AZHARI ARRIVED IN JEDDAH AFTER A SHORT VISIT TO MECCA, WHERE HE PERFORMED THE 'LITTLE PILGRIMAGE', UMRA. THOUSANDS OF SAUDIS AND SUDANESE TURNED OUT TO WELCOME HIM, WHILE A ROYAL HELICOPTER FOLLOWED HIS MOTORCADE OVERHEAD.
WITH THE SUDANESE PRESIDENT ARE HIS MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FINANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. THEY WILL HAVE TALKS WITH THEIR SAUDI COUNTERPARTS DURING THE VISIT, WHILE MR. AZHARI MEETS KING FEISAL. THEY WILL PROBABLY DISCUSS THE SUDAN'S OFFER TO MEDIATE BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC ON THE YEMEN ISSUE.
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