GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf meets with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benyam in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf meets with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benyam in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf held talks in Riyadh on Monday with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benyam, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
Talks focused on ways to boost cooperation between the GCC and the US within the framework of the existing strategic partnership.
They covered the friendship and strategic partnership relations between the countries of the Gulf and Washington.
They addressed the development and growth witnessed in many fields, as well as the efforts to bolster security and enhance stability in the region.
The officials also reviewed issues of common interest.
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Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025. (SPA)
Mohammed bin Salman, Rubio Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Jeddah on Monday US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for talks on regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards achieving security and stability.
The officials also discussed bilateral relations between their countries and opportunities to develop them in various fields.
In a statement, the US State Department said they discussed Syria and ways to promote a stable government.
“The leaders discussed Yemen and threats to navigation from Houthi terrorists”, as well as reconstruction in Gaza, it added.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, and National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, and US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz at the meeting in Jeddah on Monday. (SPA)
Rubio thanked Crown Prince Mohammed for once again hosting the United States in talks to help resolve the Ukraine war and secure a lasting peace.
Rubio had arrived in Jeddah earlier on Monday on the eve of talks between American and Ukrainian officials over the war on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Jeddah earlier and he and Rubio did not meet.
US President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia in weeks.
Zelenskyy has said his team meeting Rubio on Tuesday will include his chief of staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. Rubio will lead the US team, which includes Waltz and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
