(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) US President Joe Biden's national security adviser and his top
diplomat are planning separate trips to Saudi Arabia in the coming
weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, in a new sign
of the administration's determination to smooth over rocky ties
with the Kingdom, trend reports citing al
arabiya .
First up will be National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who
plans to meet his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab
Emirates and India in the Kingdom next week, said the people, who
asked not to be identified discussing a trip that hasn't been
publicly disclosed. Sullivan will also meet with Saudi Arabia's
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
After that, Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit
Saudi Arabia in June for a meeting of the Global Coalition to
Defeat ISIS, the people said.
A State Department spokesman said the agency has no travel to
announce, while the National Security Council declined to comment.
The Saudi government didn't respond to request for comment.
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