Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia aimed to invest at least $600bn in the US over the next four years, as the kingdom sought to deepen ties with its most important western ally after the return of Donald Trump to the White House.
The prince said in a Thursday phone call to congratulate Trump on his inauguration, that the new US administration’s proposed reforms would “create unprecedented economic prosperity and opportunity,” according to the official Saudi Press Agency.
The White House did not immediately provide a summary of the call. Secretary of state Marco Rubio and Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader — often known by his initials MBS — also spoke on the phone to discuss developments in the Middle East, the state department said on Wednesday.