Riyadh, March 3, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who arrived in Riyadh Saturday afternoon, met and conferred with Saudi King Abdullah here Saturday evening.

Lebanon, Iraq and Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear dossier are among the issues discussed between the two leaders.

President Ahmadinejad is accompanied by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and some other senior officials in his one-day trip to Saudi Arabia.

Political analysts believe that meetings between leaders of Iran and Saudi Arabia can have an effective role in solving problems and controlling the increasing crises in the region.

This is President Ahmadinejad's second visit to Saudi Arabia during the past year.

On the sidelines of the president's meeting with the Saudi monarch, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki conferred with his Saudi counterpart Saud al-Faisal on issues of mutual concern.