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Ahmadinejad invited to hajj

Right on the heels of the visit by President Ahmadinejad to the meeting last weekend of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- ironically, an organization established at Saudi behest to build Arab Gulf solidarity against Iran in the 1980s -- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has invited Ahmadinejad to visit Mecca for the hajj.

It's clear, by this invite, that the Saudis are opening the door wide to a reconciliation with Iran. The question is: are they doing this to persuade America to follow suit, or this being done with American support behind the scenes?

The visit was announced by Iran's ambassador in Riyadh, Mohammad Hosseini:

"King Abdullah today invited President Ahmadinejad to take part in the pilgrimage to Mecca," Mohammad Hosseini told the student news agency ISNA.

Mr Hosseini said Mr Ahmadinejad would travel to Saudi Arabia at the start of next week, without giving further details.


Posted on December 13, 2007 10:58 AM |

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