Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday that maintaining the long-standing strategic partnership between Riyadh and Washington was 'beyond critically necessary' for global stability.
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to United States, Princess Reema bin Bandar bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, speaks at the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/ Ahmed Yosri
The traditional alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States has frayed under President Joe Biden's administration over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, the Yemen war involving a Saudi-led coalition and more recently the Ukraine war and OPEC+ oil policy. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been defiant in the face of U.S. ire over energy policy - which Saudi officialsWashington has also voiced concern about Gulf Arab states'Saudi finance minister Mohammed al-Jadaan, when asked during the same panel about the visit by China's president to the kingdom in December,He said the kingdom, the world's top oil exporter, aims to "bridge the divide" between the two rival economic giants.
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