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US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia

June 02, 2023
File picture of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
File picture of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia June 6-8 for meetings on economic and security relations between the two countries as well as global issues, the State Department announced on Friday.

The trip will include a June 7 U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council ministerial meeting on Middle East security and integration, according to the statement.

Blinken will also co-host a Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh to highlight the critical role played by the D-ISIS Coalition to address the continuing threat of ISIS and reaffirm our commitment to ensure its enduring defeat on June 8, the statement said. — Agencies


June 02, 2023
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