15 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The US and Saudi Arabia have pledged to maintain regular contact to “establish” greater stability, integration and prosperity in the Middle East, which will be carried out in part through investments to provide better access to 5G and 6G technologies.
White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein visited Saudi Arabia on April 13-14 to join the special envoy’s Yemen-related engagements for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, according to a White House statement.
In addition, the envoys have confirmed the United States’ support for Saudi Arabia against “threats from Yemen and any other country” while calling the progress made to diplomatically resolve the conflict with Yemen “crucial”, something that the president of the US, Joe Biden, “has prioritized for a long time”, they have assured.
They have also held talks with the country’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohamed bin Salman, Energy Minister Abdul Aziz bin Salman, Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and others. senior Saudi officials.
Both sides have welcomed the coordination that led to a UN-led truce a year ago as they believe it “has helped forge the conditions for a more lasting peace.”