US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken says that the US is determined to establish formal diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, the foreign secretary said that Washington’s national security interest is also connected to the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
He said that we believe that we can do it and we must do it, we must play an essential role in the progress of this restoration process.
Antony Blanken will visit Saudi Arabia this week, he acknowledged that there will be no deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel yet, but we are committed to working until that conclusion is reached, and his visit to Jeddah and Riyadh this week is in line with that. There is a link.
This year, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel wants to establish formal relations with Saudi Arabia because it would be a big step towards ending the Arab-Israeli conflict.
On the other hand, Saudi officials say that we will follow the Arab peace agreement, in which the restoration of relations with Israel is conditional on the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Arab territories and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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