U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed agreements establishing a strategic partnership between the 2 nations within the economic system and protection sectors as the previous kicked off his Middle East tour on Tuesday.
The two leaders additionally inked a sequence of bilateral agreements overlaying numerous fields, together with vitality and protection, on the sidelines of a Saudi-U.S. summit within the presence of Trump and bin Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.
They signed a $142 billion arms deal, which the White House described as the biggest protection gross sales settlement in historical past.
The U.S. will present Saudi Arabia with “state-of-the-art warfighting equipment and services” from over a dozen corporations, the White House stated.
The deal consists of air drive development and house capabilities, air and missile protection, maritime and border safety, in addition to data and communication techniques upgrades, it added.
This deal is bigger than one inked in 2017 throughout U.S. President Donald Trump’s first go to to the dominion, which was value virtually $110 billion.
The agreements embody growth and modernizing capabilities of Saudi armed forces, judicial cooperation and medical analysis, based on Saudi state tv.
Trump arrived in Riyadh early Tuesday, marking his first abroad journey since he took workplace in January.
His itinerary additionally consists of visits to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Source: www.dailysabah.com