Trump accompanies US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, head of Pentagon Pete HegeSeth, president's adviser and president Tesla Elon Musk and other business representatives, including the president of Blackrock Larry Fink and head of Citigroup Jane Fraser.
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This is Trump's second foreign journey during his second term. In April he flew to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis. After Saudi Arabia, he will go to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The president also signaled a trip to Turkey, where he would take part in possible peace conversations of Russia and Ukraine leaders.
During his stay in Riyadh, Trump will probably offer Saudi Arabia an armament package worth over $ 100 billion. Reuters said. In January, the successor of the Saudi throne Mohammed Bin Salman announced that his country was going to invest $ 600 billion in the American economy. within four years. Trump admitted that he would like this amount to increase to a trillion.
On Wednesday, the American president is to take part in the peak of the leaders of the Arab states in Riyadh. According to the Arab media, the meeting will participate, among others Presidents of Lebanon, Palestinian autonomy and Syria: Joseph Aun, Mahmud Abbas and Ahmed Al-Szara.
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According to the Saudi authorities, “Energy remains the cornerstone of our relations” from the USA. Three Arab monarchies that Trump will visit belong to the richest countries in the world thanks to rich oil and gas resources; They are also key allies in America in the region.
It is expected that Trump during a journey around the Middle East will also raise the topics of the Arab countries with Israel, the abolition of sanctions imposed during the regime of the Assads regime or negotiations with Iran about the nuclear program of that country.
