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RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman departed for the United States on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them in various fields, as well as to address issues of mutual interest.
The 40-year-old heir to the throne will meet Trump on Tuesday (today), a source close to the government had told AFP. The visit also aims at the decades-old Saudi-US cooperation on oil and security while broadening ties in commerce, technology and potentially even nuclear energy.
Prince Mohammed has fostered close ties with Trump and his family over the years — a relationship that was burnished by a lavish welcome and $600 billion in investment pledges when the president visited Saudi Arabia in May.
In the lead up to the prince’s trip, Trump has boasted of efforts to convince the kingdom to join the Abraham Accords and cement ties with Israel — a long-sought policy goal of his administration.
