President Bush meets with Saudi Arabian King Abdullah (L) outside the Royal Terminal at the Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, May 16, 2008.
But SPA made no mention of either the oil production issue, which is widely deemed as an important topic of Bush's visit to the oil-rich country or the Iran issue.
Bush's visit here came within four months after his last one, during which he has reportedly asked Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter to raise oil production to ease high oil prices. But the kingdom responded that it would increase production only when the market justified it.
Since Bush's last visit, oil prices have jumped about 30 U.S. dollars to a new record of about 127 dollars a barrel on Friday.
Before Bush's Mideast visit, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said the U.S. president will express American concerns about soaring oil prices during his second visit to Saudi Arabia this year.
Bush arrived in Riyadh after a three-day visit to Israel on the occasion of the Jewish state's 60th anniversary and will go to Egypt after his Saudi tour.
(Xinhua News Agency May 17, 2008)
