Saudi leaders congratulate Biden and Harris a day after election victory

Saudi leaders congratulated the president-elect Joe bidenJoe Biden Mary Trump Celebrates Biden-Harris Victory: “ In America. Thank you, Biden, guys, yells at black Americans in his victory speech, ‘You still have my back, and I’ll have Biden’s vows to heal a divided nation MORE for his presidential victory, joining various other world leaders in offering their best wishes, according to reports from his state news agency.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly congratulate Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala harrisKamala Harris Mary Trump Celebrates Biden-Harris Victory: “ For America. Thank you, Biden, guys, yells at black Americans in his victory speech, ‘You still have my back, and I’ll have Biden’s vows to heal a divided nation MORE according to the Saudi press agency, the state news agency of Saudi Arabia.

“King Salman praised the distinguished, historic and close relations between the two friendly countries and their people which everyone seeks to strengthen and develop at all levels,” reported the state news agency, according to Haaretz .

Biden has vowed to reassess the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, Haaretz reports, calling for more responsibility in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The newspaper notes that President TrumpDonald John Trump Mary Trump celebrates Biden-Harris victory: “ For America. Thank you, Biden, guys, yells at black Americans in his victory speech, ‘You still have my back, and I’ll have Biden’s vows to heal a divided nation MOREThe relationship between Prince Mohammed and Prince Mohammed helped reduce the international outcry against Riyadh after Khashoggi’s death. Saudi Arabia is also a major oil exporter and buyer of US arms, Haaretz noted.

Biden has said that while he will not get rid of fossil fuels, a claim President Trump has repeatedly told him, he will stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry and start switching to renewable energy sources.

Haaretz reported that Neil Quilliam, associate researcher at UK think tank Chatham House, said: “Saudi leaders fear that a Biden administration and a hostile Congress could conduct a comprehensive review of the relationship, including reassessing the ties of defense, and will likely make positive sounds and measures to end the conflict in Yemen. “

However, others believe that a new administration will have little impact on the current state of US-Saudi relations.

“The ability to deal with any president because the United States is a country of institutions and there is a lot of institutional work between Saudi Arabia and the United States,” one newspaper told the newspaper. anonymous Saudi political source. “Saudi-US relations are deep, lasting and strategic and are not subject to change because a president changes.”