U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday departed Saudi Arabia, ending a trip that was aimed at repairing the longstanding relationship between the two countries to address rising gas prices and foster stability in the volatile region.
Earlier, Joe Biden attended a summit of Gulf leaders, as well as leaders from Iraq, Egypt and Jordan, where he said he was “clear-eyed” about challenges in the Middle East but saw many areas where the US could help drive positive outcomes.
“The United States is invested in building a positive future in the region, a partnership with all of you,” Joe Biden said in remarks at the GCC+3 Summit, a gathering of leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – plus Egypt, Iraq and Jordan.
“We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran,” he said. “We will seek to build on this moment with active, principled American leadership.”
U.S.President Joe Biden laid out key principles of American engagement in the region, including strengthening partnerships and supporting defense capabilities of countries that “subscribe to the rules-based international order,” and deterring foreign and regional powers that seek to dominate through military action and jeopardize freedom of navigation.
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