The scandals besetting US President Donald Trump at home have no bearing on an increasingly close relationship with Saudi Arabia, a senior Saudi cabinet minister said on Sunday.
"Absolutely not. Our relationship is with the United States of America and it has great leadership today," Khaled al-Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, told AFP on the sidelines of summits between Trump and Muslim leaders from around the world.
"We are very encouraged by the position the Trump administration has taken."
Some aggressive Democrats have begun to discuss methods for Trump's ouster.
But Saudi Arabia has embraced Trump, after disappointment with his predecessor Barack Obama's perceived distance from the Middle East's problems, and a tilt toward Riyadh's rival Iran.
"Today was a truly historic day in the relationship between the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Saturday at a press conference with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson.
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"Absolutely not. Our relationship is with the United States of America and it has great leadership today," Khaled al-Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, told AFP on the sidelines of summits between Trump and Muslim leaders from around the world.
"We are very encouraged by the position the Trump administration has taken."
Some aggressive Democrats have begun to discuss methods for Trump's ouster.
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But Saudi Arabia has embraced Trump, after disappointment with his predecessor Barack Obama's perceived distance from the Middle East's problems, and a tilt toward Riyadh's rival Iran.
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"Today was a truly historic day in the relationship between the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Saturday at a press conference with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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