"Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will visit Washington, DC, later this month for an official working meeting with US President Donald Trump, a White House official said, marking the Saudi Arabian leader's second visit to the United States capital in seven years. News outlets have previously reported on the crown prince's visit to the White House, but Reuters was the first to report on Monday that the meeting will be held on November 18."
"The unnamed senior Trump administration official told the Reuters news agency that there are discussions about signing something when the crown prince comes, but details are in flux. The Financial Times reported two weeks ago that there were hopes the two countries could sign a defence deal during MBS's visit. Saudi Arabia and the US have maintained strong relations for decades, including in the defence sector. During Trump's visit to Riyadh in May, the US agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142bn."
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Washington, DC on November 18 for an official working meeting with US President Donald Trump. The visit marks MBS's second trip to Washington since 2017. Discussions may include signing agreements, but details remain in flux. The visit coincides with efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, following 2020 normalization deals between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. Saudi Arabia conditions any normalization on a clear path to a Palestinian state. Reports have indicated possible talks on a defence deal amid long-standing US-Saudi defence ties and recent large arms sales.
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