"Saudi monarch makes rare trip to Turkey
By SUZAN FRASER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. The King is reported to have discussed Lebanon and other regional issues with Turkish leaders during his three-day visit, the first to Turkey by a Saudi monarch in some 40 years. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
ANKARA, Turkey -- King Abdullah is in Turkey - the first visit here by a Saudi monarch in four decades, a development many see as an example of Turkey shifting its foreign policy focus from the European Union toward the Middle East."
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