Saudi Crown โPrince Mohammed โbin Salmanโ Returns too โWashington for white House Meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) – โฃSaudiโ Crown Prince Mohammed bin โSalman made โฃa returnโค visit to Washington today, receiving a welcomeโ at โteh White House as he seeks to solidify ties with theโข U.S. and navigate complexโ geopoliticalโ challenges.โค The visit marks aโ notable step in reestablishing Prince Mohammed’s position on the global stageโ following โคa period of relative isolation after the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Discussions between Prince Mohammed and President Trump are expected to center โฃon maintainingโ the fragile ceasefire in Gaza,โ shared concerns regardingโ Iran‘sโข regional influence, and the โongoingโข civil war in Sudan. A key objective for the Saudi โdelegation is securing formal โฃassurances โขfrom the โU.S. regarding the scope of military protection for the kingdom, โฃthoughโฃ any suchโ commitments would require Congressional ratification.
Beyond security concerns, Saudi Arabia isโ poised to announce a multi-billion โdollar investment in U.S. artificial intelligence โฃinfrastructure and outline new cooperationโ in the civil nuclear energy sector,according to a senior Trump governanceโ official. This investment reflects โPrince Mohammed’sโ broader ambition toโข diversify the Saudi economy away from oil,focusing onโข sectors โlike mining,technology,and tourism.
The โขvisit โขoccurs amidst calls from 11 human rightsโค groups urging the Trump administration to leverage its โฃrelationship with Saudi Arabia to press โfor improvements in human rights and pressโค freedom.activistsโ cite continued repression of dissent within the kingdom,โ including the arrest of human rights defenders, journalists, and political dissidents, as well as a documented surge in executions.
“Saudi Arabia’s crown prince isโค trying to rebrand himself as aโ global statesman, but โขthe reality โat home is mass โฃrepression, record numbersโค of executions, and zero tolerance โfor dissent,”โ said Sarah Yager, Washington director โขat Human Rights โคWatch, in a statement. “U.S.โข officialsโ shouldโฃ be pressing for โchange, not posing for photos.”
The U.S. โis also presenting โคa plan for Gaza that โauthorizesโ an internationalโฃ stabilization force and envisions a possible future path to โคan โindependant Palestinian state.