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Saudi defence minister to visit US: Report
29 October 2023 01:59 BST
Saudi Arabia's defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman is expected to visit Washington on Monday for meetings with senior officials in the Biden administration, according to a report from Axios.
The visit had already been scheduled for some time, sources familiar with the trip told Axios, but it would come as Israel expanded ground operations into Gaza this weekend.
Axios reported that Khalid bin Salman is expected to meet with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, defence secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and several senators.
The White House told Reuters it had nothing to confirm when asked about the reported visit.