US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 7, 2023. (Credit: Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters)
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — US Secretary
of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman had an "open, candid" discussion in the early hours of
Wednesday, a US official said.
They discussed a full range of bilateral issues from Riyadh's potential normalization of ties with Israel to Yemen, Sudan and human rights issues.
"There was a good degree of convergence on potential initiatives where we share the same interests, while also recognizing where we have differences," the US official said, adding that the meeting lasted for an hour and 40 minutes.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — US Secretary
of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman had an "open, candid" discussion in the early hours of
Wednesday, a US official said.
They discussed a full range of bilateral issues from
Riyadh's potential normalization of ties with Israel to Yemen,
Sudan and human rights issues.
"There was a good degree of convergence on potential
initiatives where we share the same interests, while also
recognizing where we have differences," the US official said,
adding that the meeting lasted for an hour and 40 minutes.
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