US President Joe Biden confirmed on Friday that he would not have a bilateral meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, noting that he was “going to an international summit” when questions about “real” results were raised. Which they hope to achieve. Achieve.
Despite Biden’s recent remarks, he must align “American interests” with Saudi Arabia and acknowledge that Riyadh still enjoys the benefits of a “friendly” country to Washington, according to an analysis by the Atlantic newspaper by author Grimwood.
The analysis showed that “President Biden still does not like the Saudi Crown Prince,” but that US-Saudi interests and relations require that they eventually come together, and that even if “Saudi Arabia is a problem,” the country is very useful. Being “by your side”
“He wanted to discredit Saudi Arabia and take a tougher stance on the monarchy’s human rights record,” Biden said when he ran for president.
The author of this analysis said that he had heard the Saudi Crown Prince say that in the opinion of the US President, “it simply does not matter”.
The analysis confirmed that “American interests are at stake and it is not right to leave them unprotected.”
He pointed out: “Washington has always dealt with people it does not know well, as it does with a country like Iran, so what prevents it from dealing with Saudi Arabia?”
He called for an objective review of relations with Saudi Arabia.
He pointed out: “Part of dealing with Saudi relations from an objective perspective is to insist that this meeting bring objective results.”
“Smiling and shaking hands is a mental outcome (meeting). It is the objective outcome of a transaction in which each party agrees to do something fundamental that they do not prefer,” he said.
The analysis confirmed that “the meeting has become inevitable”, but the question remains what can Biden receive in return for his trip to Riyadh? And what did he leave?
He noted that “oil” is the most prominent demand for Biden to lead OPEC Plus to pump more crude oil to the international market.
He noted that what made the Saudi Crown Prince a “fairy” was that he “imprisoned or subjugated all those who criticized him or had the opportunity to threaten his authority” in order to carry out “major reforms”. do it.
The analysis emphasizes that in order to rehabilitate itself internationally, the Crown Prince must focus on human rights issues, abandon the oppressive regime that began five years ago, and allow the release of some detainees or travel bans. Point to the return of the institutions that cover him, because he is not fully responsible for the mistake that his country is making.
According to Reuters, as Europe seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia for energy, Washington’s desire to improve relations with the Gulf states has become even more urgent following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Lebanon Debate
