Bin Salman discussed energy security with American officials.
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia met with three senior American officials and discussed with them various issues, including energy security.
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia met with senior White House officials on Friday and discussed energy security.
Saudi Arabia’s official news agency reported that on Friday, the Saudi Crown Prince met with Brett McGurk, Middle East and North Africa Coordinator at the US National Security Council, Amos Hochstein, the US government’s senior adviser on energy security, and Tim. Lander King, the US special representative for Yemeni affairs, has visited.
According to this report, in this meeting, various issues including bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and America and energy security, as well as developments in the region including Yemen, were discussed.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, there were reports that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had rejected US President Joe Biden’s request to increase oil production.
On Friday, Bensalman had a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about issues of mutual interest, including economic cooperation and the oil market.
In this Kremlin statement, it was stated that the two sides “discussed the issue of coordination between Russia and Saudi Arabia to stabilize the global oil market, and the two sides evaluated the efforts made in the framework of “OPEC Plus” at a high level; Moscow and Riyadh emphasized their determination to continue adhering to the agreements reached.
Before this, Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman had a conversation with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and OPEC+ chief negotiator to discuss further cooperation between the two countries on the eve of the OPEC+ monthly meeting.
