CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met to discuss Israel’s war in Gaza and seek to end it, the state news agency reported on Sunday. A broad bilateral agreement.
A statement said the meeting in the Saudi city of Dhahran included reviewing “a semi-final draft of a strategic agreement between the two countries, which is about to be finalized.”
The de facto Saudi leader and President Joe Biden’s top security aide also discussed the need to find “a credible path to a two-state solution” for Israel and the Palestinians, as well as halting the war in Gaza and providing humanitarian support The need to facilitate access to aid.
According to a Reuters report earlier this month, the Biden administration and Saudi Arabia have been seeking to finalize an agreement on U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, although the normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia as part of the “Grand Deal” in the Middle East remains elusive.
The White House said Friday that Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia and Israel to discuss bilateral and regional matters, including Gaza and efforts to achieve lasting peace and security in the region.
