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Biden changes his mind to meet Saudi prince 'Realism comes before good intentions'

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman at a conference in Riyadh on October 23, 2018. AFP - FAYEZ NURELDINE

By: Florent Guignard Follow

Saudi Arabia is no longer a "pariah" state for Joe Biden, at a time when oil prices are soaring.

The US president intends to travel to Riyadh by the end of June to meet Mohammed bin Salman and rebuild relations with the oil kingdom.

The decryption of the former ambassador Denis Bauchard, author of “The Middle East challenged by chaos – Half a century of failures and hopes” Maisonneuve & Larose/Hémisphères editions.

  • Saudi Arabia

  • United States

  • Joe Biden

  • Mohammad bin Salman

  • Oil

  • Geopolitics

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