Obama, Saudi King Salman to meet at White House before summit next week

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet on Wednesday with Saudi King Salman at the White House ahead of a wider summit with leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, a White House spokesman said on Friday. Obama and King Salman will "build on their close consultations on a wide range of regional and bilateral issues," White House spokesman Eric Schultz told reporters travelling with Obama on Air Force One. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Will Dunham)