Visiting Middle East Region Next Month: President Biden Scheduled To Meet Israeli Leaders, Kings Of Saudi Arabia To Presidents Of Egypt

Presiden Joe Biden. (Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore)

JAKARTA - United States President Joe Biden is scheduled to make a visit to the Middle East region next month, with a number of meeting agendas awaiting him in Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia, the three countries he will visit.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden would visit the Middle East from July 13-16 to strengthen the United States' commitment to Israel's security and prosperity.

In addition, President Biden is also scheduled to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit plus Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan (known as GCC+3).

"He will also meet with colleagues from across the region to advance US security, economic and diplomatic interests," Jean-Pierre said in a statement, citing the official White House website on June 14.

Jean-Pierre said President Biden would begin his visit in Israel, where he would meet the country's leaders to discuss Israel's increased security, prosperity, and integration into the wider region.

"The president will also visit the West Bank to consult with the Palestinian Authority, to reaffirm his strong support for a two-state solution, with measures of security, freedom and equal opportunities for the Palestinian people," Jean-Pierre said.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. (Wikimedia Commons/The White House)

Next, President Biden will travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which is the current Chair of the GCC and the host of a meeting of nine leaders from across the region, at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.

"President Biden appreciates King Salman's leadership and invitation. He looks forward to this important visit to Saudi Arabia, which has been a strategic partner of the United States for nearly eight decades," she said.

While in Saudi Arabia, the President will discuss various bilateral, regional, and global issues. This includes support for a UN-mediated ceasefire in Yemen, which has led to the most peaceful period there since the war began seven years ago.

"The president will also discuss ways to expand regional economic and security cooperation, including new and promising infrastructure and climate initiatives, as well as deter threats from Iran, advance human rights, and ensure global energy and food security. The president hopes to outline his affirmative vision for US engagement in the region over the coming months and years," Jean-Pierre said.

While citing SPA, President Biden will visit Saudi Arabia on July 15-16, to enhance the historic bilateral relationship and strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States, and reflect a shared desire to develop partnerships in all fields.

In addition to meeting King Salman and the Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salma bin Abdulaziz, to discuss areas of bilateral cooperation as well as joint efforts to address regional and global challenges.

President Biden will also attend a summit with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as the King of Jordan, the President of Egypt, and the Prime Minister of Iraq.

It is known that this visit to the Middle East region is the culmination of months of diplomacy and follows the President's meeting with ASEAN leaders at the White House, his trip to the Republic of Korea and Japan, the Quad Summit, the host of the American Summit last week in Los Angeles, and his visit last week. forward to Europe for the G7 and NATO summits.