U.S. President Donald Trump will make his first foreign visit during his second term to Saudi Arabia. This was reported by Axios, citing its own informed sources, writes UNN.
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As the publication notes, Trump's decision to travel to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip demonstrates how close the relationship between his administration and the Gulf states has become, especially when it comes to economic cooperation and investment.
The trip will take place at a time when the Trump administration is trying to restore the ceasefire in Gaza and force Hamas to release new hostages.
During his previous presidential term, Trump also made his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia
In early March, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he would likely visit Saudi Arabia in the next month and a half.
According to sources, the potential trip has been discussed in recent weeks between senior U.S. officials and their Saudi counterparts, including on the sidelines of talks on the war in Ukraine held in Saudi Arabia.
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One source familiar with the plans said that one of the dates discussed for the visit was April 28, but it was postponed. It is currently planned that Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia in mid-May, the source added.
A representative of the Trump administration said that planning for a trip to Saudi Arabia is currently underway.
The talks will focus on discussing foreign investment, strengthening relations with the Gulf states and ending the conflict in the Middle East
The White House and the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington declined to comment.
It remains unclear whether Trump will meet with Arab leaders from the region in Saudi Arabia, as he did in May 2017, or whether he will travel to other countries in the region after that
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