Pompeo says he’ll travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces a seven-nation tour of US allies, which have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden despite Donald Trump’s refusal to concede.

Pompeo says he will leave Friday for Paris and then head to Istanbul and the former Soviet republic of Georgia before visiting Jerusalem and three key Gulf Arab allies — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

The trip will see the top US diplomat discuss Trump’s “historic efforts to forge peace and cooperation throughout the Middle East,” Pompeo tells reporters.

— AFP

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen before his meeting with Romania’s Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington, DC, October 19, 2020. (YURI GRIPAS / POOL / AFP)

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