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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
White House’s Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks with crown prince
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWhite House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia this week for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid a US push for progress toward normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Talks on normalization had been put on ice in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on southern Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault on Hamas-ruled Gaza, but conversations have resumed in recent months.
A US official says Sullivan plans talks with the crown prince to check in on the issue but does not expect a major breakthrough.
A second US official says Sullivan will consult broadly on a number of matters.
“He has not been to Saudi Arabia in some time and there’s lots to discuss,” the second official says.
The Times of Israel Community.