Secretary Pompeo's Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Office of the Spokesperson
November 22, 2020
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown:
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at NEOM in Saudi Arabia. Secretary Pompeo and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the strong bilateral security and economic partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia and the progress made under the U.S-Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue held last month in Washington. They discussed the need for Gulf unity to counter Iran's aggressive behavior in the region and the need to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Yemen. Secretary Pompeo expressed support for Saudi Arabia's economic and social transformation under the Vision 2030 plan and emphasized the importance of continued human rights reform and strengthening of civil society.
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