‘US Will Not Walk Away From Middle East’
- 17-Jul-2022
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Don’t Leave Vacuum For China, Russia, Iran: Joe Biden
Jeddah: The United States ‘will not walk away’ from the Middle East and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or Iran, this was the sharp voice of US President Joe Biden who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia. President Biden laid out his strategy for the Middle East while meeting the Arab leaders at the Saudi summit. Notably, this is the final leg of Biden’s four-day trip which is meant to bolster ties in the region. The summit took place in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday where Biden spoke extensively of the importance Washington pays to the region.
The leaders of six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, plus Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq are holding talks on regional security and bilateral relations with the United States at the summit.
‘The future will be won by the countries that unleash the full potential of their populations,’ he said adding allowing people to ‘question and criticise leaders without fear of reprisal.’
Earlier on Saturday morning, the US president held individual meetings with the leaders of Iraq, Egypt, and the UAE.
