US President Joe Biden has long prepared for his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, including through an article entitled "Why am I going to Saudi Arabia?", He wrote it after he had described it earlier as a "pariah state."
- Biden carries with him to Riyadh a heavy profile of the energy crisis and rising oil prices
- in an effort to find a solution to it in the kingdom
- the world's largest black gold producer
while the increase comes under grim shadows of offensive and critical remarks Biden has made against Saudi Arabia since taking office in the White House.
Biden had visited Saudi Arabia while serving as U.S. Vice President under President Barack Obama "2009 - 2017" on two occasions, the first in 2011, and the second in 2015.
The first visit was a flash, during which he offered the Saudi leadership condolences on the death of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, and did not meet with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The late Prince Saud al-Faisal was then received by Saudi Foreign Minister at the military base at Riyadh Airport, after which he went to the Royal Palace of "Nasiriyah" to take a break for himself, following which he travelled in a huge procession to Prince Sultan's Palace, and offered condolences to his relatives.
In early 2015, Biden visited Saudi Arabia with an official delegation to offer condolences on the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. A statement from the White House before the visit was conveyed to the then Vice President of the United States, saying: "The death of King Abdullah is a huge loss to his country. I have always respected his frankness, his awareness of history and his pride in his efforts to move his country forward and his firm belief in the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, "Biden said.
Earlier in 2014, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden apologized to the kingdom after a "lapse" in statements accusing Saudi Arabia of "financing and arming terrorism."
Biden was then charged with "training and funding jihadist organizations in Syria" to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, before apologizing to the three countries.
As for Saudi Arabia, a White House official stated that a U.S. vice president "then" telephoned Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and "explained to him what he meant by his remarks," stating that Biden and al-Faisal had agreed on the page on the issue.
Such "lapses" were renewed after Joe Biden assumed the presidency in the United States, where he made sharp statements calling the kingdom a "pariah state", accusing Saudi officials of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
However, the energy crisis and the dramatic rise in oil derivatives prices in the United States prompted U.S. President Joe Biden to pack his bags and prepare to visit the kingdom.
- Biden this time threw stones at other parties in his article
- "Why am I going to Saudi Arabia"
- which he wrote about the upcoming visit as
- "important because it comes in the context of confrontation with Russia
- dominating competition with China
- and stabilizing the Middle East region."
To reach this goal, according to Biden, "the United States needs to cooperate directly with countries that could influence the results of such work, one of which is Saudi Arabia."
"The Saudi authorities are working with the US administration to increase the supply of oil to the global market and reduce its prices," the US President told his compatriots in the article.
However, a large number of experts and politicians assert that Biden will not achieve much by visiting Saudi Arabia, unlike Riyadh, which will reap many benefits, because the kingdom cannot increase oil production to drive down its prices, because its energy does not allow it in the foreseeable horizon, while the harsh statements against it by Biden are long and ineffective.
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