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Saudi king snubs Abbas
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has skipped a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on a visit to Jordan, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:32 June 29, 2007
- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah reportedly kept Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waiting at a palace room.
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Jordan: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has skipped a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on a visit to Jordan, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
Abbas was reportedly kept waiting at a palace room for a telephone call that never came. Al Jazeera said the move appeared "deliberate".
The move comes days after Abbas dissolved the unity government set up under the Saudi deal and accused Hamas of attempting to assassinate him.
An official close to Abbas said the meeting was postponed "due to lack of time as both leaders had busy schedules".
The official said Abbas would meet Abdullah in Saudi Arabia "in the few coming weeks" but gave no details.
King Abdullah has urged Abbas's Fatah faction and rival Hamas to enter into talks, saying that infighting was only benefiting the Israelis.
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