Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah meets Abbas, Sharif

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on 21 July to perform Umrah, and held a series of meetings with the leadership. On 22 July, he met Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz, who was attended by various princes, including deputy crown prince Miqrin Bin Abdelaziz, King Abdullah’s sons Miteb (minister of the national guard) and Abdelaziz (deputy minister of foreign affairs), interior minister Mohammed Bin Nayef, and the crown prince’s son Mohammed Bin Salman. The following day, Prince Miqrin had another meeting with Sharif, who was travelling with his finance minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, and on 24 July, King Abdullah hosted Sharif at his palace in Jeddah.