In the background of Biden’s visit to the kingdom: Saudi Foreign Minister, Adel al-JubairIn an interview with CNN this morning (Saturday), he referred to the possibility of normalization with Israel, and clarified that there has been no change in his country’s position. According to him, peace relations with Israel will only be possible after the two-state solution is implemented. “Saudi Arabia supports the Arab peace initiative,” he said.
As mentioned, al-Jubayer made the remarks in the context of the US president’s visit to Jeddah. Asked whether his country is likely to join the Abrahamic agreements as other Arab countries have done, he replied: “We have made it clear that we need a process, in which the Arab peace initiative will be implemented. We are committed to a two state solution and that is our demand for peace.”
At the same time, the Saudi Foreign Minister stressed that peace relations with Israel are a “strategic decision,” but there are certain demands that must be met before such a decision can be implemented.
President of the United States, Joe BidenKing of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz And his son, the Saudi Crown Prince, Muhammad bin SalmanConcluded last night at the end of their meeting on a number of things, including that Saudi Arabia will agree to discuss direct flights from Israel to the city of Jeddah during next year’s Hajj events at airlines that will be approved for this purpose.
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In addition, in the “Jeddah Declaration” that concluded a number of agreements between the United States and Saudi Arabia, the states also referred to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their commitment to a two-state solution.