Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on his sixth Middle East tour since the outbreak of the Gaja Earth War, during his visit to Jedda on the 20th local time. March 21, 2024 ⓒ AFP= News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Woo Dong-myeong,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Jung Ji-yoon = Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Jake Sullivan, the US White House National Security Advisor, met in Saudi Dharan to discuss the almost finalized defense treaty between the two countries, according to Saudi state media reported on the 19th.’,
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, ‘The Saudi government stated in a press release that “the preliminarily reviewed version of the strategic understanding between the two countries was discussed at this meeting.”‘,
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, “The meeting took place as part of the Middle East ‘Grand Bargain,’ and news of the US and Saudi Arabia approaching an agreement on security guarantees and civil nuclear positions, despite the ongoing negotiations for normalizing Israel-Saudi relations, recently emerged earlier this month.”,
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, ‘Crown Prince Mohammed and Advisor Sullivan also discussed finding “a reliable path towards a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine,” halting the Gaja War, and facilitating humanitarian support, the explanation said.’,
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, ‘Earlier, Bloomberg reported on the 1st that negotiations on the recent defense agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia have accelerated, suggesting that an agreement could be reached within the next few weeks.’,
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, ‘According to this, under the defense agreement, Saudi Arabia would import △ advanced US weapons and attract large-scale investments from the United States in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing industries, while also obtaining permission for uranium enrichment to foster its civilian nuclear industry. In return, Saudi Arabia would be required to restrict Chinese mobile communication technology in the construction of its domestic network.\n’]