{"id":2489,"date":"2021-01-23T16:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2021-01-23T16:06:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:06:53","slug":"saudi-arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-biden-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/23\/saudi-arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-biden-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia expects &#8216;excellent relations&#8217; with Biden administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s foreign minister said on Saturday the kingdom was optimistic that it would have \u201cexcellent relations\u201d with the new US\u00a0administration of\u00a0President Joe Biden\u00a0and that it would continue to talk with Washington regarding the Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am optimistic.\u00a0Saudi Arabia\u00a0has built solid, historical relations where it worked with different administrations. We will continue to do that as well with President Biden,\u201d Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said in an interview with Arabiya TV.<\/p>\n<p>Biden pledged on the election campaign trail to reassess ties with Saudi Arabia, a state he described as a \u201cpariah\u201d in 2019. Biden has said he will take a firmer stand on Saudi\u2019s human rights record and the devastating Yemen war.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2491\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-biden_mbs_Saudi-Arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-Biden-administration-dailyrapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"rapid-news-rapidnews-biden_mbs_Saudi-Arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-Biden-administration-dailyrapidnews\" width=\"1200\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-biden_mbs_Saudi-Arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-Biden-administration-dailyrapidnews.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-biden_mbs_Saudi-Arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-Biden-administration-dailyrapidnews-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-biden_mbs_Saudi-Arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-Biden-administration-dailyrapidnews-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-biden_mbs_Saudi-Arabia-expects-excellent-relations-with-Biden-administration-dailyrapidnews-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prince Faisal said that Riyadh will continue to consult with Washington with regards to the Iran nuclear deal. The United States pulled out in 2018 of the 2015 deal between major powers and Iran, under which Iran restrained its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe basically the consultations will be around reaching a solid and strong agreement that takes into account Iran\u2019s failure to comply. ..with strong monitoring factors to ensure the implementation of the agreement,\u201d Prince Faisal said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has said that if Tehran resumed strict compliance with the agreement Washington would too.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies including the United Arab Emirates, concerned about Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles and regional network of proxies, supported Trump\u2019s maximum pressure campaign on Tehran and welcomed his decision to quit the nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>They have said that this time around they should be included in any potential negotiations between the Biden administration and Iran on a new nuclear deal, to ensure it addresses Iran\u2019s missile capabilities and \u201cmalign activity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The minister reiterated the kingdom\u2019s stance that having a peace agreement with Israel is conditional on implementing the Arab Peace Initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s foreign minister said on Saturday the kingdom was optimistic that it would have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saudi Arabia expects &#039;excellent relations&#039; 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