U.S., Saudi Arabia to sign agreements

JERUSALEM, May 15 (UPI) -- A White House spokesman said the United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a number of bilateral agreements Friday.

Bush, in the Middle East to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary and consult with other regional leaders, travels to Riyadh from Israel.

"Tomorrow, the United States and Saudi Arabia will conclude a number of agreements in bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy, infrastructure protection and non-proliferation," Deputy White House Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe told reporters as Bush visited the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to see the Dead Sea Scrolls.