Saudi defense minister to visit White

Saudi defense minister to visit White

House amid fears of regional war.

International News Desk

According to global Times news Agency Europe, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman is expected to visit Washington on Monday for talks with senior Biden administration officials, three sources with knowledge of the trip told Axios, The Global Times Europe informs.The visit has long been scheduled, the sources said, but it will take place just days after Israel expanded its ground operation in Gaza — an offensive Riyadh condemned on Saturday. It also comes as the US and Saudi Arabia express concerns that the fighting between Israel and Hamas could widen into a regional war.
Khalid bin Salman, the brother of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the former ambassador to the US, is the highest-ranking Saudi official to visit Washington since the Biden administration assumed office. Khalid bin Salman is expected to meet with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Tony Blinken and several senators, the sources said.