Good news, Saudis are trying to make peace!!! http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2508701,00.html
Also see that this move is probably to contaim the Arab public opinion and keep the middle east less turbulent.
IIRC Saudis are trying to the keep the oil prices at control too.
Any other link/info?Saudis Make Peace Proposal to U.S., Iraq
Tuesday March 25, 2003 3:40 PM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia has contacted the United States and Iraq with a peace proposal, the kingdom's foreign minister told reporters Tuesday. He said he was still awaiting a response.
Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, asked at a news conference whether Saudi Arabia had been in direct contact with the United States and Iraq in an effort to end the war, said: ``We have made the proposal and we are waiting for a possible response.''
He did not describe the proposal.
``I don't want to say we were rebuffed because we were not rebuffed, but nor were we given authorization that they're going with it,'' he said.
The Saudi government has quietly aided the U.S. war effort, even while anti-war and anti-U.S. sentiment simmers among its citizens. The kingdom fears a backlash from extremists.
At an Arab League foreign ministers meeting Monday in Cairo, Prince Saud told reporters he had hoped for a league resolution affirming ``rejection of the military operation, rejection of occupation, and calling for immediate withdrawal.
``It is time to solve the issue peacefully,'' Prince Saud said Monday.
Also see that this move is probably to contaim the Arab public opinion and keep the middle east less turbulent.
IIRC Saudis are trying to the keep the oil prices at control too.