2017 Riyadh summit
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The 2017 Riyadh summit are a series of three summits held on 20-21 May 2017 on the occasion of the visit of United States President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, his first trip overseas. The summit include one bilateral meeting, between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and two bilateral meetings, one between the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the other with Arab and Muslim countries.[1]
United States-Saudi Arabia summit
Trade agreement and arms deal
On May 20th, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a US $350 billion dollar arms deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [2][3][4] The arms deal was the largest in world history. [5][6][7] The transaction included tanks, combat ships missile defence systems, as well as radar, communications and cybersecurity technology. The transfer was widely seen as a counterbalance against the influence of Iran in the region. [8][9] The arms transfer was described by news outlets as a "significant" and "historic" expansion of United States relations with Saudi Arabia. [10][11][12][13][14]
United States-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit
Arab Islamic American Summit
Countries attending
Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani
Albania Algeria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Benin Brunei Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Comoros Djibouti Egypt Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Indonesia Iraq Ivory Coast Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Libya Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Senegal Sierra Leonne Somalia and the United States. Sudan Suriname Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Uzbekistan
Yemen
UAE: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
USA: President Donald Trump
Cancelled
Morocco: King Mohammed VI was scheduled to attend but cancelled his plans a week prior to the summit for unspecified reasons.[15]
Sudan: President Omar al-Bashir declined to attend after officials at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh registered their objections to his planned attendance.[16]
References
- ^ "Riyadh Summit 2017". Riyadh Summit 2017. Government of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Trump signs largest arms deal in American history with Saudi Arabia". 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Fanfare And Deals Dominate Trump's First Day In Saudi Arabia". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Linge, Mary Kay (2017-05-20). "Trump signs off on $110B arms deal in Saudi Arabia". New York Post. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Trump hails huge Saudi arms deal as a jobs producer". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Trump signs largest arms deal in American history with Saudi Arabia". 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Donald Trump to announce $350bn arms deal to Saudi Arabia – one of the largest in history". The Independent. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "What's the goal of America's arms deal with Saudi Arabia?". ABC News. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Lee, Carol E.; Stancati, Margherita (2017-05-20). "Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia Sign Agreements in Move to Counterbalance Iran". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Trump signs $110bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia". The Independent. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "What America's new arms deal with Saudi Arabia says about the Trump administration". Vox. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Tillerson hails 'historic moment' in U.S.-Saudi relations". POLITICO. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ David, Javier E. (2017-05-20). "US-Saudi Arabia ink historic 10-year weapons deal worth $350 billion as Trump begins visit". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Trump signs $110B defense deal, receives warm welcome in Saudi Arabia". UPI. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Lahsini, Chaima (19 May 2017). "King Mohammed VI Cancels His Visits to Egypt and Saudi Arabia". Morocco World News. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Hensch, Mark (19 May 2017). "Sudan leader to miss Saudi summit with Trump". The Hill. Retrieved 21 May 2017.