The Jeddah Security and Development Summit will be launched in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the presence of US President Joe Biden and the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.
The US President will meet with the leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, in addition to Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, during the summit in Jeddah, The last stop on his Middle East tour Which also led him to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The US President discusses the volatile oil prices, and ways to increase oil production to reduce high fuel prices once morest the backdrop of the Ukrainian war. This summit will include the leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, in addition to Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.
Earlier, the arrival of the Arab leaders was completed in Jeddah, where they were received by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
A senior US administration official said that President Biden will discuss integrated missile and defense capabilities at the Jeddah summit, and will also announce $1 billion in funding for food security in the Middle East and North Africa.
Biden had arrived Friday in Saudi Arabia, andHe met with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and senior Saudi officials.
Speaking with reporters on Air Force One from Israel to Jeddah, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that during the summit meeting it would enable Biden to “clearly and objectively present his vision and strategy” related to US engagement in the Middle East, adding, “He is determined to ensure There is no vacuum in the Middle East” to be filled by China and Russia.
After discussions on Friday, the two sides signed 18 agreements and memoranda of cooperation in the fields of energy, investment, communications, space and health, including promoting the application of the fifth generation of the Internet, according to the Saudi official media.
and in A joint statement published by the official Saudi mediaThe United States and Saudi Arabia renewed their commitment to the stability of global energy markets. The two parties agreed to “consult regularly on global energy markets in the short and long term.”
The two sides stressed “the need to deter Iranian interference in the internal affairs of countries, and (Iran’s) support for terrorism through its armed groups.”
They also affirmed their “permanent commitment to the two-state solution” regarding the Palestinian issue.
