The pair met the kingdom's de facto ruler Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and delivered a message from President Hosni Mubarak, the diplomats said without disclosing its contents.

Suleiman has been a key player in Egypt's attempts to broker a revival of the Middle East peace process, holding regular talks with Palestinian militant groups in a bid to negotiate a renewed truce in anti-Israeli attacks.

In 1979, Egypt became the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel.

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