US President Joe Biden departed on Friday Israel and the Palestinian Territories, heading to Saudi Arabia, the second stop of his tour of the Middle East.
He will carry out a two-day visit to the Kingdom where he will hold a bilateral meeting with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and take part in a working meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
On Saturday, he will participate in a Gulf Cooperation Council summit attended by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Talks with Gulf leaders will tackle confronting the Iranian threats, ways to resolve the crisis in Yemen, and energy issues.