announce White HouseToday, Thursday, US President Joe Biden will meet King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a bilateral meeting.
He also said that Biden will work on Extending the armistice in YemenThe country is witnessing a humanitarian truce that began on April 2 and will end on August 2.
The President of the United States also intends to discuss energy security with the leaders of the Cooperation Council in Jeddah.
The integration of air defenses with Middle Eastern countries to counter the threat of Iran will also be discussed.
And the White House announced last June that Biden would meet King Salman and the Crown Prince, and he would participate in the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, whose session Saudi Arabia is chairing. He said in a statement that the visit was prepared at the highest level and for months by senior officials and diplomats in the US administration.
White House spokeswoman Karen Jean-Pierre said that the US president appreciates King Salman’s invitation and his leadership role, and looks forward to this important visit, and to Saudi Arabia’s role as a strategic partner for eight decades.
Ending the war in Yemen
She added that Biden will meet with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Jeddah, to discuss important regional and international issues, including Saudi-American efforts to end the war in Yemen and expand economic and security cooperation in the region.
It is noteworthy that Saudi Arabia has always stressed the need for Tehran to stop its destabilizing movements in the region and threaten international navigation. The Kingdom also supported the armistice in Yemen, stressing the need to stop arming Iranian-backed militias in some Arab countries, which threatens their stability and violates their sovereignty.
In turn, the United States has repeatedly condemned Iran’s activities in the region, especially the issue of supporting militias.