Saturday, June 18, 2016

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince meets with US President Barack Obama

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Friday visited the White House to meet with US President Barack Obama. The president and crown prince discussed bilateral and historical ties between the two countries.
During the meeting Obama commended the Deputy Crown Prince’s recently announced Vision 2030 reform plans. Meanwhile Mohammed bin Salman underscored Saudi Arabia’s “strong support for the Paris Agreement and welcomed cooperation with the United States on clean energy issues”.

In a statement the White House said that Obama had expressed his country’s commitment to continue cooperation with Saudi Arabia and for the two nations to work together to support the security and stability of the Middle East region, and the challenges the region faced. The two also discussed Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic diversification plan.


Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with US President Barack Obama

The White House statement added: “President Obama met this morning in the Oval Office with His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, to continue discussions begun in April 


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