LIVE: President Donald Trump Participates in a Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, Riyadh | Elon Musk | CNBC TV18
Donald Trump has met Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia, after an announcement the night before that all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted.
The US president and Sharaa met before a conference of the Gulf Cooperation Council, part of Trump’s four-day visit to the Middle East, where he is expected to court Gulf allies for investments in the US.
The meeting was the culmination of months of diplomacy by the Syrians, as well as their Turkish and Saudi allies, who believed face time with Trump would help end Syria’s international isolation.
Damascus had prepared a pitch to Trump that included access to Syrian oil, reassurances of Israel’s security and a proposal to build a Trump tower in Damascus.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum at King Abdul Aziz Intl. Conference Center.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, featuring top American bankers tech executives, Saudi officials and business leaders, will be held during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia gave President Trump a lavish welcome on Tuesday, rolling out an honor guard, a team of Arabian horses and a delegation of royals and business leaders to kick off the president’s four-day tour through the Gulf, the first major overseas trip of his second term.
Trump again encouraged Saudi Arabia to increase its investment in the United States beyond the $600 billion over four years already pledged by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. While sitting with the crown prince, Trump asked for that number to be raised to $1 trillion, despite the fact that economists say the kingdom does not have such financial resources available. “We have the biggest business leaders in the world here,” Trump said. “They’re going to walk away with a lot of checks.”
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