U.S. President Barack Obama listens to remarks at the University of Chicago Law School in Chicago, Illinois, United States, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/JIM YOUNG
Reuters: Obama heads to Riyadh for talks on counterterrorism, defense
U.S. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Ash Carter will talk next week with leaders in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Gulf region about agreements on counterterrorism and bolstering ballistic missile defense systems, a White House official said on Thursday.
Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia to meet with King Salman on Wednesday and then attend a summit with other leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday. Carter will meet his counterparts just before the summit, on Wednesday, the White House said.
"As you’ll hear more coming out of the summit, there’s been agreements reached to increase our cooperation on counterterrorism, streamlining the transfer of critical defense capabilities to our GCC partners, bolstering GCC ballistic defense ... systems, and defending against the cyber threat," said Rob Malley, a senior adviser to Obama on the Middle East.
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Update: Obama to Strategize With Leaders in Saudi Arabia, Europe (AP)
WNU Editor: This is not going to be an easy trip. Many of America's allies in the Middle East have not been happy with U.S. policy in the region .... starting with the U.S. policy on Iran, and now the limited involvement of the U.S. in the many wars that are now gripping the region.
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