DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince stated Thursday the dominion desires to speculate $600 billion in america over the following 4 years, feedback that got here after President Donald Trump mused about returning to the dominion as his first international journey.
The feedback from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reported early Thursday by the state-run Saudi Press Company, got here in a cellphone name with Trump.
“The crown prince affirmed the dominion’s intention to broaden its investments and commerce with america over the following 4 years, within the quantity of $600 billion, and doubtlessly past that,” the report stated.
There was no rapid readout from the White Home on the decision. The crown prince, the de facto ruler of the oil-rich kingdom, additionally spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Thursday.
On Monday after his inauguration, Trump talked about presumably heading to the dominion once more as his first international journey, like he did in 2017.
“The primary international journey usually has been with the U.Okay. however … I did it with Saudi Arabia final time as a result of they agreed to purchase $450 billion value of our merchandise,” Trump instructed journalists within the Oval Workplace. “If Saudi Arabia wished to purchase one other $450 billion or $500 – we’ll up it for all of the inflation – I believe I’d most likely go.”
The 2017 go to to the dominion set in movement a yearslong boycott of Qatar by 4 Arab nations, together with the dominion.
