US President Joe Biden announced this Saturday $1 billion in aid to help ensure food security in the Middle East and North Africa, which is threatened by conflict in Ukraine and Russia, a White House official said.
This amount will be allocated “in the short and long term,” the same official, who did not want to be named, said in press statements as Joe Biden completes his journey through Saudi Arabia to the Middle East. to meet with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.
According to the same source, the Gulf countries will also provide $3 billion for infrastructure projects in the next few years.
In addition to this week’s meetings, Biden intends to give Gulf leaders the opportunity to coordinate air defense systems against Iran: “The idea of coordinating anti-missile systems is what will come out of today’s meetings,” fellow employee.
The US President landed in Israel on Thursday, his first visit to the Middle East since he became President of the United States of America, the trip aimed primarily at discussing Iran and the antagonistic relationship between the Jewish state and Tehran.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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