The White House announced that US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz spoke by phone on Friday, and "reaffirmed the strength of the defense partnership between their two countries, in light of the tension over Saudi Arabia's oil production."
"The two leaders agreed on the importance of stability in global energy markets, and reaffirmed the strength of the US-Saudi defense partnership," White House spokesman Jude Dir said.
"The President and King Salman also discussed other important regional issues of common concern and their cooperation as leaders of the twenty-seven groups, respectively."
He explained that the phone call covered positive developments in the fight against the Corona virus, and in reviving global economies.
The American Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the United States plans to withdraw the batteries of the Patriot defense system and two fighters from its fleet in Saudi Arabia, while the US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) declined to comment on what the newspaper reported.
For its part, the official Saudi Press Agency reported that Trump and King Salman touched on efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution in Yemen, and "the coalition initiative to cease fire in support of international efforts in this regard."
And the agency quoted Trump as saying that his country is committed to protecting its interests and the security of its allies in the region, and is determined to confront all that destabilizes security and stability in it.
On April 24 last year, the Saudi-UAE coalition announced the extension of a comprehensive unilateral ceasefire in Yemen for one month, at the request of the United Nations.
For the sixth year, Yemen has witnessed continuous fighting between government forces backed by the coalition and the Houthi group accused of receiving support from Iran and controlling Yemeni provinces, including the capital, Sanaa.