Obama meets with King Salman after being snubbed at the airport in Riyadh amid mounting pressure to declassify papers that ‘show Saudi Arabian connection to 9/11’
President Barack Obama landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday
Was snubbed upon landing, being greeted by a lower ranking official
Eventually met one-on-one with King Salman at Erga Palace
Visit comes amid efforts to declassify 28 pages from the 9/11 congressional report which may show a Saudi connection to the attacks
DAILYMAIL.COM
20 April 2016
Barack Obama has met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid increasing clamor for 28 pages of a congressional report into 9/11 to be declassified, which is believed to show a Saudi connection to the hijackings.
The visit to Riyadh comes against the backdrop of increasingly strained relations with the Saudis, who remain deeply opposed to President Obama’s outreach to Iran and skeptical of his approach to Syria.
Stepping off the tarmac at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Obama was greeted on a red carpet by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the governor of Riyadh, as opposed to the king himself.
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