Blinken to visit key US ally Saudi Arabia

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 03, 2023 1:47 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week at a time of touchy relations between Washington and its longtime Middle East ally, the State Department announced Friday.

The Sudan and Yemen wars, the continued Islamic State threat, and building Riyadh's relationship with Israel are on the menu for Blinken's June 6-8 trip.

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