(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) In a joint appearance in the Oval Office on Wednesday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Nayef and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir, the US President Barack Obama said the US and Saudi delegation would discuss bilateral issues, including Yemen and the cease-fire there.
He added the meeting will also tackle "some of the broader issues" that will be on the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council summit agenda on Thursday.
Obama praised US-Saudi cooperation on counter-terrorism issues, saying the relationship between the countries has been "absolutely critical not only to maintaining stability in the region but also protecting the American people." Saudi Arabia "is a critical part of our coalition in the fight against ISIL," Obama said, "and I am sure we will have opportunities to discuss the progress that we have made in the fight against ISIL in Iraq, as well as the continuing crisis in Syria." Nayef said Saudi Arabia gives "great importance to the strategic and historic relationship between our two countries." That relationship "continues to strengthen and broaden with time," he said.
"We look forward, God willing, to working with you to overcome the challenges and bring about calm and stability to the region," he added.
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