Trump: We’ll Agree on F-35; Bin Salman Calls for Two-State Solution
according to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Fox News and Mehr News Agency, U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin Salman have begun a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.
During the meeting, President Trump called the Saudi Crown Prince a close friend who commands great respect at the White House. “I had an remarkable visit with the Crown Prince,” he said. “We have brought $21 trillion in investment to america. I thank Saudi Arabia for its $600 billion investment in the United States and hope this amount will reach one trillion dollars. We welcome the Crown Prince’s declaration to increase his country’s investments in America to one trillion dollars.”
Trump, repeating familiar claims of self-praise, stated that energy prices in the United States have dropped considerably.”We’ve reached $17 trillion in investments and expect that number to hit $21 trillion by the end of my first year as president,” he added. He also confirmed plans for an agreement with Saudi Arabia on selling F-35 fighter jets.
Attempting to downplay his country’s challenges, Trump made unsubstantiated claims regarding Iran’s nuclear capabilities: ”I think we’ve made great strides toward dismantling Iran’s nuclear capacity! They should never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. The Iranians want a deal-even if they don’t say it outright.”
Without addressing Riyadh’s involvement in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, Trump sought to whitewash the incident by praising Mohammed bin Salman: “What he has done-in human rights and other areas-is unbelievable! Things happened that Mohammed bin Salman was not aware of!”
The Saudi Crown Prince spoke directly to reporters stating their shared vision with the United States for a common future: “We will announce increased Riyadh investments in America nearing one trillion dollars. We are creating real opportunities in artificial intelligence and require semiconductors.” He emphasized their desire to be part of the Abraham Accords but expressed interest in achieving a two-state solution regarding Palestine.
“We will exert every effort toward reaching an agreement between Washington and Tehran,” he added, “while ensuring steady GDP growth domestically by addressing labor shortages through artificial intelligence.”
To be continued…
