Riyadh (TDI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed plans for Gaza during a meeting on Monday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
Rubio is visiting the Middle East after President Donald Trump infuriated the Arab world with a plan for residents of the war-hit Gaza to be resettled in other Arab countries and for the US to lead reconstruction of the enclave.
“The Secretary highlighted the significance of an arrangement for Gaza that contributes to regional security,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
The two also reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire agreed in January between Israel and Hamas and discussed Syria, Lebanon and the Red Sea, Bruce added.
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They both discussed regional and global developments and efforts to achieve security and stability, according to Saudi media.
Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia earlier in the day from Israel where he started his first trip to the region as the top US diplomat.
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Rubio’s previously planned trip comes ahead of an anticipated meeting between US officials with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that will focus on ending the war in Ukraine and restoring broader Russia-US relations.
