Ahmadinejad arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks

Above: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi monarch King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz at Riyadh airport

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (March 3) - Saudi Arabia's king personally welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upon his arrival Saturday, a rapprochement many hope will help calm sectarian tensions threatening the Middle East.

King Abdullah received Ahmadinejad at the airport, and the two were expected to begin talks immediately, the official Saudi Press Agency news agency reported.

Ahmadinejad's trip comes amid rapid developments that threaten to further isolate his country and place it under punitive sanctions because of its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

On Saturday, top diplomats from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany will try to reach agreement on new sanctions against Iran . A U.S. official predicted the session would lead to a "substantive resolution."

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