Washington ‘committed to defending KSA’
JEDDAH: ]US Secretary of State John Kerry emphasized on Thursday that the safety of Saudi Arabia is a high US priority and that the US is committed to defending Saudi Arabia.
Addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir at the Royal Terminal, he said the two sides affirmed their commitment to rebuild Yemen's infrastructure. The two officials expressed their concerns and said efforts must be exerted to end the conflict in Yemen.
Al-Jubeir said: “We have no interest in Yemen… We are just responding to the attacks on our land.” He said the meeting held the day before to discuss Yemen was productive.
“Saudi Arabia has been providing, and will continue to provide, Yemen with humanitarian aid. Saudi Arabia has been the largest contributor of humanitarian aid to Yemen.”
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I read the article, I don't know if Kerry said that exactly. The headline reads we are committed in this way.
If this is so, that's over-the-top. Maybe it is for home-consumption for those in KSA.
Imagine the uproar there would be if Kerry said "We are committed to defending Israel", on the other hand, perhaps the quote is out of context and only pertains to this conflict in neighboring Yemen.
