Saudi Arabia will allow Israel to use its airspace

• USA Joe Biden, in Israel: "Our relationship is deeper and stronger than ever"

Joe Biden

has announced the first achievement of his tour of the Middle East: according to the American president, Saudi Arabia will allow Israel to use its air without limitations.

"It can help build momentum toward further integration of

in the region," Biden said Friday, as he prepares to become the first leader to take a flight between an Israeli airport and the Saudi city of Jeddah.

The Axios medium has brought the news.

According to the same digital, Israeli Prime Minister

has welcomed Riyadh's decision, which he has valued as a "first step".

In a statement, the Saudi kingdom has confirmed its intentions, framing them in its "willingness to fulfill its obligations" under the Chicago Convention.

This agreement requires the signatories not to discriminate when it comes to disposing of their national airspace.

The celebrations have been joined by the White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, one of the men who is working hardest to

to increase pressure against Iran.

"This decision paves the way for a more integrated, stable and secure Middle East, which is vital to the security and prosperity of the United States and the American people, and to the security and prosperity of Israel," Sullivan stressed.

Since September 2020, when the United Arab Emirates and Israel signed the so-called 'Abraham Agreements', which meant mutual recognition and a battery of bilateral trade agreements, the Saudi sky has allowed the circulation of Israeli flights.

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For example, a year ago Israel had to cancel a Tel Aviv-Dubai flight at the last minute due to the Saudi refusal to authorize the plane's access to its airspace.

The Saudi green light and the end of these limitations represents a substantial change in a relationship that takes place mostly behind the scenes.

Official sources do not announce the possibility of Riyadh agreeing to sign its own 'Abraham Agreements' in the short term, but this Friday's announcement is considered a positive first step. It will also be the appetizer of the meeting that Joe Biden will have with the Saudi king Salman and his crown prince,

this Friday in Jeddah.

The bilateral summit that will take place on the shores of the Red Sea this Saturday will mean a 180-degree turn to Joe Biden's electoral campaign speech and a position almost identical to that of his predecessor, Donald Trump: of calling Saudi Arabia a "pariah" state, During the scandal over the dismemberment of columnist

, Biden will shake hands with the one who, according to the CIA, ordered the assassination.

The energy dependence accentuated by the war in Ukraine is pressing.

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