EGYPT: SAUDI ARABIA'S PRINCE FAHD TALKS WITH PRESIDENT SADAT ON VISIT BELIEVED TO BE AIMED AT HEALING SYRIAN-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS.

Record ID: 189777

  • Title: EGYPT: SAUDI ARABIA'S PRINCE FAHD TALKS WITH PRESIDENT SADAT ON VISIT BELIEVED TO BE AIMED AT HEALING SYRIAN-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS.
  • Date: 5th December 1975
  • Summary: 1. SV Prince Fahd enters President Sadat's residence and is greeted 0.14 2. SV Two men enter room 0.16 3. GV Prince Fahd and Sadat seated ZOOM INTO Sadat PAN TO Fahd 0.29 4. GV Prince Fahd and Sadat seated PAN TO Fahd, Sadat and Vice President Mobarak (2 shots) 0.53 Initials BB/2300 TA/MC/BB/2230 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 20th December 1975 12:00
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  • Location: CAIRO, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVA7TQDSK4WR3TSZK5PQN9RJ6PAF
  • Story Text: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Fahd talked with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat on Thursday (3 December) -- the first day of a two day official visit which observers believe could be an attempt to heal inter-Arab differences.

    Syrian-Egyptian relations have been strained since last September's interim peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. The Syrians have no interim peace with Israel at the moment and they criticised the Egyptian agreement.

    Saudi Arabia, which provided aid to both Egypt and Syria during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, is thought to be anxious to narrow the gap between the two countries.

    Observers believe that Prince Fahd, who is his country's Deputy Prime Minister, is hoping that Arab parties at the Geneva Middle East peace conference should broadly agree.

    The Prince's talks with President Sadat were also expected to have touched on Saudi financial aid to Egypt and possible Saudi financing of an Egyptian arms deal. Egypt is reported to be contemplating the purchase of Anglo-French Jaguar warplanes.

    Egypt's Vice President Hosni Mubarak met Prince Fahd at the airport and attended the talks with President Sadat.

    SYNOPSIS: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd met Egypt's President Anwar Sadat at the President's residence in Cairo on Thursday in what observers believe could be an attempt to heal differences between Egypt and Syria.

    Syrian-Egyptian relations have been strained since last September's interim peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. The Syrians have no peace agreement with Israel and they criticised the Egyptian agreement.

    Saudi Arabia which provided aid to both Egypt and Syria during the nineteen-seventy-three Arab-Israeli war is thought to be anxious to narrow the gap between the two countries. Observers believe that Prince Fahd, who is his country's Deputy Prime Minister, is hoping that Arab parties at the Geneva peace conference should broadly agree.
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