US Secretary of State Rubio to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Türkiye

WASHINGTON

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Türkiye on May 11-16, a State Department statement said on Sunday.

Rubio will accompany President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia and Qatar between May 11 and 14, where the president “will look to strengthen ties between the United States and Gulf partners”, according to the statement.

The statement said Rubio’s engagements with senior officials during the trip “will advance solutions to global and regional challenges, expand bilateral trade and investment, and reaffirm our strategic partnerships.”

Following the Gulf visit, the top US diplomat will head to the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya from May 14 to 16 to attend the NATO Informal Foreign Ministers Meeting.

Rubio will join his counterparts “to discuss security priorities for the Alliance, including increased Allied defense investment and ending the Russia-Ukraine war,” the statement said.

“Looking towards the NATO Summit in The Hague this June, the Secretary will advance President Trump’s agenda of ensuring that our Allies contribute their fair share to making NATO stronger and more effective,” it added.

WASHINGTON

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Türkiye on May 11-16, a State Department statement said on Sunday.

Following the Gulf visit, the top US diplomat will head to the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya from May 14 to 16 to attend the NATO Informal Foreign Ministers Meeting.

Rubio will join his counterparts “to discuss security priorities for the Alliance, including increased Allied defense investment and ending the Russia-Ukraine war,” the statement said.