Saudi foreign minister arrives in Washington for talks with Rubio
The ministers discussed regional security and shipping safety, including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, after Saudi Arabia sought US help against the Houthis.
- On Monday, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments, the Saudi state news agency said.
- The visit follows escalating hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. Sources told Reuters that Washington declined a recent Saudi request for direct military strikes, though it agreed to provide intelligence and targeting support.
- Rubio and Prince Faisal reviewed "the security and political developments in the region," including efforts to protect "the security of navigation and freedom of passage" through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
- In a post on X, Rubio stated the two discussed "our bilateral cooperation in regional security and stability, including in Iran, Gaza, Sudan, and Yemen," stressing ongoing diplomatic coordination on regional crises.
- Following his attendance at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City last week, Prince Faisal's rapid transition to Washington underscores the urgency of the regional security agenda.
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The head of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Faisal Ben Farhan Al Saud, and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met to discuss security and freedom of navigation in the Middle East, reporting on Tuesday to the Saudi Embassy in Washington.
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The Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah, discussed developments in the regional and international arenas, particularly the security and political developments in the region, the situation in Yemen and the efforts made towards it, today in Washington, D.C., with his American counterpart Marco Rubio.
Marco Rubio and the United States discuss with Saudi Arabia the crisis in Yemen and the safety of key maritime routes such as Ormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
The US Secretary of State met with the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister.
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