Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir stated that there are strong ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia after
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with President Barack Obama.
“With regard to the relationship between our two countries:
Yes, I believe they will grow stronger and they will grow deeper in all areas,
irrespective of who is in the White House,” Al-Jubeir said. “This
relationship is very, very solid…This relationship will go on and continue to
flourish, as it has over the past eight decades.”
The prince briefed U.S. officials on Saudi Vision 2030, the
comprehensive vision for the Kingdom.
“I think people in the U.S. were very pleased with it and
very supportive of the scope of it, the breadth of it, and look forward to
working with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on its implementation,” he said.
Minister Al-Jubeir, in a press conference at the Saudi
Embassy in Washington, also discussed regional issues with countries including
Yemen, Syria and Iran. He explained that a Saudi-led coalition has reduced its
military operations in Yemen in support of peace talks. In Syria, his country
supports a robust intervention against Bashar al-Assad. He also stated that the
Kingdom’s position toward Iran has not changed, stating that Iran needs to
change the approach it has adopted over the last 35 years if it wants to have
normal relations with other countries in the region.
