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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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Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
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Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, appointed by the country's new rulers, arrived in Qatar on Sunday to meet senior Qatari officials, a Qatari official told Reuters.

The officials include Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi.

The Syrian minister's visit to Qatar is his second foreign trip less than a month since Bashar al-Assad was ousted by opposition factions on Dec. 8.

His first foreign visit took to him to Saudi Arabia on Thursday.