Saudi Crown Prince embarks on visit to Middle East before US President

Cairo: US President Joe Biden will be visiting the Middle East nations in the next month. The US President will hold talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit. It is claimed that the US President will be trying to get Saudi support against the background of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Before that, the Saudi Crown Prince has embarked on a visit to the Middle Eastern allies starting from Egypt. Against the background of the international developments, as per Middle East media, the Saudi Prince will try to coordinate with the Middle Eastern allies through this visit.

Moreover, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reached the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday. President Abdel Fateh Al-Sisi hosted a grand welcome for the Saudi Crown Prince. At this time, 14 agreements with an investment of $7.7 billion were signed between Saudi and Egypt. At the same time, it is claimed that both the leaders also held talks regarding cooperation in the fuel sector. The Saudi Crown Prince will be visiting Jordan and Turkey after this.

According to the Middle Eastern media, there is a different purpose behind this visit of the Saudi Crown Prince. Reports say that the Saudi Crown Prince will be strengthening the relations with its old allies during his visit to Egypt and Jordan. At the same time, this visit of the Saudi Crown Prince before the visit of the US President becomes extremely important.

The US President will reach the Middle East in the third week of July. After he visits Israel and West Bank, the US President will visit Saudi. President Biden will hold talks with Saudi King Salman regarding bilateral cooperation. The US President will also be participating in the special meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Iraq will be participating in the meeting along with Saudi.

It is claimed that the US President could present a proposal to increase fuel productivity in the Middle East and help the European countries. The Biden administration has attempted to convince Saudi, UAE and the other Middle East countries on the fuel shortage issue. But the heads of states of both the countries refused even to answer calls from President Biden. Biden faced scathing criticism due to this. But President Biden will visit Jeddah next month and will especially meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The visit of Crown Prince Mohammed to Egypt and Jordan before this meeting becomes noteworthy.