U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Meets With King Salman Of Saudi Arabia To Discuss Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Diriyah Farm, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Al Arabiya: Kerry, in Saudi Arabia, meets with King Salman

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrived in Riyadh on Saturday for talks on recent developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Syrian war, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir had met with Kerry before he made his way to the Dhiraya Farm, the king's country residence.

Washington and Riyadh are part of a U.S.-led coalition that last year launched an air campaign targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group which controls swathes of territory in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

Update #1: Kerry talks Syria with Saudi king -- AP
Update #2: Saudi Arabia, US Discuss Ways To End Middle East Crises -- Eurasia Review

WNU Editor: The Iranians are seeing this meeting as a prelude to an increase in support fro Syria's rebels .... Kerry, Salman pledge to boost militants in Syria against Assad (Press TV)