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US Defense Secretary: Saudi Arabia is a Strategic Partner

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the US Capitol and its perimeter, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the US Capitol and its perimeter, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool)
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US Defense Secretary: Saudi Arabia is a Strategic Partner

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the US Capitol and its perimeter, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the US Capitol and its perimeter, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool)

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia is "a strategic partner in the region.”

“My focus is to defend this country and protect our interest,” Austin told ABC's "This Week" program.

"Saudi is from my perspective a strategic partner in the region. And certainly we have security commitments in that area.”

“It’s necessary to work together to make sure that we achieve our goals and objectives,” he added.

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Saudi FM Arrives in Kuwait for 162nd Preparatory Meeting of GCC Supreme Council

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Saudi FM Arrives in Kuwait for 162nd Preparatory Meeting of GCC Supreme Council

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived in Kuwait on Thursday to take part in the 162nd preparatory meeting for the 45th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
He was welcomed at Kuwait International Airport by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khalid, and Secretary General of the GCC Jasem Albudaiwi.
The meeting will discuss the agenda for the 45th session of the GCC Supreme Council, scheduled to be held on Sunday in Kuwait and attended by leaders of the GCC countries.