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Pentagon’s top policy official meets Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister in Riyadh

Anthony Tata sat down with Prince Khalid bin Salman on Thursday, but details of the discussion remain unclear.
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The Pentagon’s acting policy chief, Anthony Tata, met with the Saudi Arabian deputy defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, in Riyadh on Thursday. The two discussed a “shared vision of stability for the region,” said Prince Khalid, who is the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Details of the conversation were not immediately clear. A spokesperson for Tata’s office was unable to offer comment by publication time.

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