US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Visit Saudi Arabia for Talks on Economic and Security Ties
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia from June 6-8 for meetings on economic and security relations between the two countries, as well as global issues.
The trip will include a June 7 U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ministerial meeting on Middle East security and integration.
Blinken will also co-host a Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh on June 8 to highlight the critical role played by the D-ISIS Coalition in addressing the ongoing threat of ISIS and reaffirming the commitment to ensuring its enduring defeat.