OPEC SUMMIT Blunder lets media eavesdrop on ministers' meeting...
A blunder by organisers at an OPEC summit in Riyadh enabled journalists to watch a highly sensitive meeting of the foreign, finance and oil ministers from the 12 member countries of the cartel.
The gathering, during which the ministers discussed the agenda for a two-day summit of heads of state starting Saturday, was broadcast on close-circuit television in the media room for about 30 minutes.
It featured highly sensitive comments by the foreign ministers of Iran and US-ally Saudi Arabia, who differed sharply over whether to include an expression of concern over the falling US dollar in the summit's final declaration. (more)
