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Saudi Dep. DM meets Burns, Hagel on US visit

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Sultan met with met with US deputy Secretary of State William Burns and discussed regional cooperation and ways to strengthen the two countries' security partnership.
Saudi Arabia Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Sultan (front L), arrives for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Radisson Hotel in Manama December 6, 2013 .   REUTERS/Mark Wilson/Pool (BAHRAIN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTX16768

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Sultan, on his debut trip to Washington in the post, met with Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the State Department on Wednesday.

He will hold meetings at the Pentagon on Thursday, beginning with an honor cordon hosted by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the Defense Department said.

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