US, Saudi ties remain strong, Secretary of State Kerry says
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair have stressed that their countries’ ties remain strong despite recent tensions in the region.
“We agree, first of all, the alliance, the friendship between the United States and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains a lynchpin of our efforts in the region. It’s important. We both agree with that, on both sides,” Kerry told reporters during a meeting with al-Jubair in London on Thursday.
He added, “We also understand the challenges that the kingdom and other countries feel in the region about interference in their countries.”
Kerry noted, “We want to try to see if there’s a way, moving forward, to resolve some of these problems without moving to greater conflict. The last thing the region needs is more conflict, and I know the kingdom of Saudi Arabia agrees with that. But there are simple things they would like to see done that help prevent that.”
Al-Jubair said, “I think if you look at the challenges our region faces, whether in Syria, whether in Yemen, whether terrorists, the most effective ways for us to work though these challenges is through our close partnership and alliance with the United States of America.”
The top envoys reportedly met for talks on a variety of Middle East issues, including the wars in Syria and Yemen and the imminent implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.
This is while in September 2015, al-Jubair repeated the kingdom's baseless allegations about Iran’s role in the conflicts of the Middle East, saying Tehran’s policies destabilize the region.
Jubeir made the Iranophobic remarks despite the fact Riyadh has notoriously lent staunch support to Takfiri terrorist groups operating in the region, and its full-fledged war against Yemen has left thousands of people dead.
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