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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Bin Salman: Saudi Arabia working with US to deescalate Mideast, see ‘sustainable solution to Palestinian issue’
US President Donald Trump walks alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman ahead of a group picture with Gulf leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says that that Arab Gulf states are seeking to work with the US to deescalate tensions in the Middle East.
The crown prince makes the comments in opening remarks at the US-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, attended by US President Donald Trump.
Bin Salman says the kingdom is hoping for an end to the war in Gaza, with a “sustainable solution to the Palestinian issue,” with the New York Times reporting he said he wants it to be reached in line with the Arab Peace Initiative, a 2002 initiative that offered Israel normalized ties with the entire Arab world once it reaches a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians.
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