US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a summit with Gulf state leaders during his visit to Saudi Arabia in mid-May, a U.S. official and two Arab officials told Axios, APA reports.
Trump's first official foreign trip reflects the growing importance his administration is placing on economic cooperation and investments between the U.S. and Gulf countries.
The summit will be a chance for Trumpto present his vision for U.S. involvement in the Middle East and lay out his policy objectives in the region.
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) is planning to invite to the summit the leaders of all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.
Trump is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on May 13 and hold bilateral meetings. The summit is planned for the morning of May 14.
There currently aren't plans to invite leaders of other Arab countries to the summit but that could change, an Arab official said.
After the summit, Trump will travel to Doha for a meeting with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim al-Thani. On May 15, he'll visit Abu Dhabi and meet Emirati President Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ).
The White House said official details of the trip will be announced soon. The Saudi embassy in Washington declined to comment.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
