(CNN) — The Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, met on Wednesday in the city of Jeddah with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who is on a regional tour that includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel.
According to the Saudi News Agency (SPA), during the meeting, they “reviewed bilateral relations and areas of joint cooperation, in addition to discussing developments in regional and international situations of common interest, most notably the developments in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings, and the efforts made to stop military operations and deal with their security and humanitarian repercussions.”.
It is mentioned that The US Secretary of State met with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, earlier on Wednesday.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement that the two ministers “discussed the urgent need to protect all civilians in Gaza and immediately increase humanitarian assistance to those in need.”
The spokesman added, “Blinken stressed the importance of continuing close coordination with regional and international partners regarding resolving the conflict in Gaza and preparing for the post-conflict phase. He also stressed the United States’ commitment to achieving sustainable peace through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel.”
For its part, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a statement, that the meeting witnessed “a review of ways to strengthen bilateral relations and joint cooperation in various fields, and discussed developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip and the city of Rafah, and the importance of an immediate ceasefire, in addition to discussing making all efforts to ensure the entry of aid.” urgent humanity.”
US officials have been working to lay the groundwork for such a “sustainable peace” for months, with the idea that this would facilitate a normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
In his recent trips to the region, the US Secretary of State stressed that the Israeli government must make “difficult” decisions and move towards a two-state solution if it wants to achieve this normalization with Saudi Arabia and if it wants to support its Arab neighbors for security and reconstruction in Gaza.
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