Saudi Crown Prince, US President hold official session of talks in Jeddah

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - 15 July 2022: Saudi Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and US President Joe Biden held an official talks session at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah on Friday.

 

They also chaired an expanded meeting for the two sides, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

 

They discussed the aspects of cooperation between the two countries in a number of fields, as well as ways to confront challenges in the region and the world.

Biden also met with the Saudi Monarch Salman bin AbdelAziz.

 

The meeting will mull collaboration with partners for multi-billion dollar investment in infrastructure, he added in a speech in Jeddah.

 

The Saudi leadership has committed itself to continuing to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Yemen, he added.

📹 | سمو #ولي_العهد وفخامة رئيس الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، يرأسان اجتماعاً موسعاً بقصر السلام في #جدة#القمة_السعودية_الأمريكية pic.twitter.com/2EXVnUg9N6

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Biden also stressed that he had talks with the Saudi leadership on Riyadh's security needs and supporting it to face any threats, especially the Iranian threat.

📹 | جانب من لقاء #خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين بفخامة رئيس الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، بحضور سمو #ولي_العهد، بقصر السلام في #جدة #القمة_السعودية_الأمريكية pic.twitter.com/6g6WWGWFN1

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"Energy security" was among the discussions' priorities, Biden said, adding they will start working on that very soon.

He said that he will do everything possible to increase the supply of oil to the United States, expecting that progress will be made in this regard based on today's talks.

📹 | جانب من استقبال سمو #ولي_العهد لفخامة رئيس الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بقصر السلام في #جدة #القمة_السعودية_الأمريكية pic.twitter.com/HCCsGOfhkB

— وزارة الخارجية 🇸🇦 (@KSAMOFA) July 15, 2022