Trump's visit reflected the depth of the strategic partnership between US and Saudi says foreign minister
RIYADH: Trump's visit reflected the depth of the strategic partnership between US and Saudi said foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan in a press conference in Riyadh on Wednesday.
"Our decades-long defense and security partnership with the US will continue to grow stronger," said Bin Farhan.
Saudi investments in the US are guided by the principle of prioritizing the Kingdom's national interests he added.
The minister said Saudi Arabia shares a strong and strategic economic partnership with the United States and aims to increase trade between the two nations.
Bin Farhan said the Kingdom agreed with the US on the necessity of stopping the war in Gaza and welcomed President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria.
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