Foreign Ministry called Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia useless

19 July 2022


US President Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia can be called useless, the special results that the Americans were counting on were not achieved, Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and African countries and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, told RIA Novosti.


“Of course, the Arabs evaluate it this way (as a failure. – ed.). (You can call the visit. – ed.) useless by and large. The special results that the Americans were counting on were not achieved, ”he told.  


US President Joe Biden finished his visit to the Middle East last week and said he expected more oil to flow from Saudi Arabia. However, local ministers insisted that policy decisions would be made according to market logic and within the framework of the OPEC+ coalition, which includes Russia.

 

 

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Based on materials from RIA Novosti