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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
World
Washington - Ali Barada

US Confirms Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia

The United States and Saudi Arabia's flags are seen on Makkah Road (Reuters)

The United States has once again expressed its keenness to maintain its 80-years strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia.

NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby reiterated in an interview with Al-Arabiya channel that Saudi Arabia is a "strategic partner" of the United States, recalling that the bilateral relations date back to more than 80 years.

Kirby asserted that the US was keen to perpetuate this relationship in a way that served the interests of its people and their national security.

cover all issues that fall in line with the interest of the two countries and their peoples.

The commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Corella, recently announced that the US-Saudi military relations are robust, adding that they are essential for permanent security and stability in the Middle East region.

The White House has repeatedly reiterated Biden's appreciation for the Saudi leadership, stressing that the Kingdom has been a strategic partner of the United States for nearly eight decades.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre lauded Saudi Arabia's support for the UN-brokered truce in Yemen and the expansion of regional economic and security cooperation, including deterring Iranian threats.

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