U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Saudi Vice Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Washington Tuesday and “underscored the longstanding partnership” between the two nations ahead of a joint planning committee at the Department of Defense this week.
The meeting comes as oil prices are in part driving up gas prices and inflation stateside in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and days before the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Strategic Joint Planning Committee this week, which the Saudi prince will co-chair.
“Mr. Sullivan reaffirmed President [Joe] Biden’s commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory, and expressed appreciation for Saudi Arabia’s leadership in securing a U.N.-brokered truce in Yemen. They also discussed the importance of coordinating efforts to ensure global economic resilience,” a White House readout states….
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