WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday (Jun 5) for the normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel on the eve of his visit to the Arab power. 'The United States has a real national security interest in promoting normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia,' Blink
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for the normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel on the eve of his visit to the Arab power.
Blinken is expected to arrive Tuesday evening in Jeddah, the Red Sea port where the ruling Saudi royalty keep palaces for the summer season. In addition, the Saudis recently gave China an opening into Middle East political dynamics when Beijing brokered a tentative rapprochement between Riyadh and archrival Tehran.
Both are also involved in efforts to end the years-long war in Yemen that pits Iran-backed Huthi rebels against the frail government, supported by a Saudi-led coalition. "There is just a tremendous amount of work that we're trying to do" with the visit, said Daniel Benaim, a senior State Department official dealing with Arabian Peninsula affairs.
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