President Trump is set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Nov. 18, according to multiple reports.
Mr. Trump last met with the Saudi Arabian ruler in May during a four-day trip to the Middle East, where he also visited Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The crown prince was last at the White House in 2018 during Mr. Trump’s first term.
The White House said it’s working on a package of agreements that the two leaders could sign or witness.
The Washington Times has reached out to the White House and the Saudi Arabian Embassy for comment.
The two leaders signed a strategic economic partnership agreement when they met in Riyadh in May.
The agreement included deals on energy cooperation, a letter of intent for future defense capabilities, a memorandum of understanding on mineral resources, helping modernize the Saudi armed forces, judicial cooperation, a memorandum of understanding with the Justice Department and cooperation on space and infectious diseases.
Saudi Arabia agreed to invest $600 billion in the U.S., with the package including $142 billion in defense sales.
The White House at the time said the deals signed are “historic and transformative for both countries and represent a new golden era of partnership.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump eyes the expansion of the Abraham Accords, his prized foreign policy accomplishment from his first term, aiming for Saudi Arabia to join. The 2020 agreement signed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco normalized relations with Israel.
Saudi Arabia has expressed interest, but no agreement has been reached.
• This article was based in part on wire service reports.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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