US President Joe Biden on Friday met in Jeddah with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the hosts for the upcoming Summit with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Council (GCC) countries plus Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. The White House informed this in a fact sheet.  

“In a meeting with King Salman and then an extended working session with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and their respective delegations, the United States and Saudi Arabia finalized a number of international and bilateral agreements that serve the interests of the American people and a more integrated, stable, and prosperous Middle East region,” the White House added.

And the results of this meeting include the following:

Removing peacekeepers from Tiran Island; opening Saudi airspace to civilian aircraft flying to and from Israel; sustaining the UN-mediated truce in Yemen; support for the U.S. Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII); new bilateral framework for cooperation on 5G/6G; new cooperation on energy security; new bilateral framework on clean energy cooperation; underscoring human rights concerns; cybersecurity cooperation; cooperation in space exploration; public health cooperation; enhanced maritime security cooperation; and integrated air defense cooperation.