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Report: Trump to fly to Saudi Arabia in May in first trip abroad this term; no word on Israel visit
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
US President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia in May on the first foreign visit of his second term, Axios reports, citing two US officials with knowledge on the matter.
At the same time, the report notes that plans for Israeli-Saudi normalization are currently “on the back burner” due to Riyadh’s insistence that such a plan must include Palestinian statehood, a non-starter for Israel.
The report cites Israeli officials saying the White House has not to date discussed including a stop in Israel on the May trip.
Trump is expected to advance economic cooperation between the countries, including hundreds of billions of dollars of Saudi investment in American companies.
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