Prince Mohammed discusses Middle East peace plans with US officials

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed ways to consolidate the latest peace developments in the Middle East with US senior advisor and envoy on the Middle East Jared Kushner, the official Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Prince Mohammed and Kushner discussed issues of common interest between the two countries and ways of consolidating them.

Separately, the prince met with heads of a number of major companies such Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics.

The meetings focused on means of developing trade cooperation and technology development between the two nations, as well as reviewing several initiatives in various fields, SPA said.

Earlier this week, the Crown Prince met US President Donald Trump, praising the Kingdom’s “really deep” relationship with the US as well as increasing the pledged $200 billion in US investments to $400 billion.

Prince Mohammed commenced his first, three-week official visit to the US on Monday. He will be travelling across the US and will meet more business leaders and Hollywood fraternity members in coming days.