Trump has made forging peace in the Middle East and fighting Islamic State a focus of his administration's foreign policy. Trump complained in an interview with Reuters last week Saudi Arabia was not treating the United States fairly and that Washington was losing a “tremendous amount of money” defending the kingdom. Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Trump in Washington in March in a visit a senior Saudi advisor called a "historical turning point" in relations. Trump met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Wednesday but did not say how he would revive long-stalled peace talks. Trump has asked Israel to limit its building of Jewish settlements on land the Palestinians want for a state.

Source: bd News24 May 04, 2017 15:22 UTC