U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh during his Middle East tour from 13/5/2025 to 16/5/2025.
The meeting will address several strategic files, in addition to Saudi-U.S. cooperation in defense, energy, and investment.
The note provides an overview of the following aspects:
- The major energy files set for discussion during the meeting
- MBS' stance on the investment deals to be signed with the U.S.
- The strategic defense projects to be included in the Saudi-U.S. Defense Pact
- Expectations regarding Saudi-U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation
- Normalization of ties with Israel vis-a-vis the “Two-state solution”
