Deputy Crown Prince, US defense chief meet in Riyadh

JEDDAH: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, met US Defense secretary Ashton Carter in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The two met ahead of US President Obama’s visit to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ on Wednesday. Carter, who is part of Obama’s US delegation to meet the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, has been on a gulf tour this week.