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German foreign minister meets with Saudi counterpart
Guido Westerwelle holds talks on the Syrian crisis with Prince Saud al-Faisal
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) is welcomed by an unidentified Saudi official upon his arrival in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 10, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal (unseen) after their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. During the meeting Westerwelle called for a political solution to end violence in Syria, where monitors say a regime crackdown on dissent has killed thousands, while al-Faisal slammed the Syrian regime accusing it of committing ‘butchery against its people.’ (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) is welcomed by an unidentified Saudi official upon his arrival in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 10, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during their meeting in Riyadh on March 11, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) escorts his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle to their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) escorts his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle to their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrives for meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (unseen) in Riyadh on March 11, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abdul Latif Al-Zayani (L) walks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) escorts his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle to their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) looks at his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal during their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle (unseen) after their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. During the meeting Westerwelle called for a political solution to end violence in Syria, where monitors say a regime crackdown on dissent has killed thousands, while al-Faisal slammed the Syrian regime accusing it of committing ‘butchery against its people.’ (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) speaks during a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal after their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. During the meeting Westerwelle called for a political solution to end violence in Syria, where monitors say a regime crackdown on dissent has killed thousands, while al-Faisal slammed the Syrian regime accusing it of committing ‘butchery against its people.’ (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal (unseen) after their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. During the meeting Westerwelle called for a political solution to end violence in Syria, where monitors say a regime crackdown on dissent has killed thousands, while al-Faisal slammed the Syrian regime accusing it of committing ‘butchery against its people.’ (AFP/Getty Images)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) leaves the press conference, held with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal (R-back), after their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 11, 2012. During the meeting Westerwelle called for a political solution to end violence in Syria, where monitors say a regime crackdown on dissent has killed thousands, while al-Faisal slammed the Syrian regime accusing it of committing ‘butchery against its people.’ (AFP/Getty Images)
