US President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the US President “welcomes the historic decision of the leaders of Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to all civilian air carriers without discrimination,” including “flights to and from Israel.” .

In a statement, he said, “This decision is the result of Biden’s diligent and principled diplomacy with Saudi Arabia over several months, culminating in his visit today” to Saudi Arabia. He explained that the US president, who will arrive in Saudi Arabia today, Friday, as part of his tour of the Middle East, “will have more to say” about the decision.

The Saudi Arabian Civil Aviation Authority has announced “the opening of Saudi Arabian airspace to all air carriers that meet the requirements of the authorities to cross the airspace.”

After his arrival in the region, Biden vowed to “give impetus to Israel’s integration process” in the Middle East after he normalized his relations with four Arab countries over the past two years, namely the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.