This was announced by the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby.

“The President will attend a bilateral meeting with King Salman and his leadership team.

As you know, the crown prince is part of this leadership team.

I have nothing to report on any additional meetings, ”he said at a briefing, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

According to The New York Times, the decision to visit was dictated by the desire to achieve a reduction in world oil prices in the face of the attempts of the American state to "isolate Russia on the world stage" in connection with the Ukrainian crisis.

Biden himself noted that he was not going to separately ask Saudi Arabia to increase oil production in order to reduce world fuel prices, but would call on all the countries of the Persian Gulf to do so.