沙特阿拉伯国王萨勒曼不准备参加美国总统奥巴马将于本星期主持召开的美国 - 阿拉伯峰会。沙特外交大臣阿祖贝尔星期日说，几天前宣布计划在白宫举行的一次会谈也被取消。
峰会将于星期三召开，海湾合作委员会六个成员国的代表团将造访白宫，星期四在美国总统度假地戴维营继续进行会谈。
阿祖贝尔说，萨勒曼国王将委派纳伊夫代为出席峰会。他解释说，这次峰会的时间与也门五天停火以及人道救援行动的时间重叠。此前沙特领导一个阿拉伯联盟对也门的反政府武装进行空袭。
奥巴马政府一名官员说，这一改变“并非针对任何实质问题作出的反应”。
Saudi Arabia's King Salman will not take part in a U.S.-Arab summit hosted this week by President Barack Obama, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Sunday, canceling also a planned White House meeting that had been announced only days earlier.
The summit begins Wednesday with delegations from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council visiting the White House, then continues Thursday with talks at the president's Camp David retreat.
Jubeir said King Salman will send Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in his place. He cited the summit's overlap with a five-day cease-fire and humanitarian effort in neighboring Yemen where Saudi Arabia has led a campaign of airstrikes against anti-government fighters.
An Obama administration official said the change was "not in response to any substantive issue."
