Tensione nei rapporti tra Usa e Arabia Saudita
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Il principe Bandar bin Sultan, segretario generale del Consiglio di Sicurezza Nazionale e capo dell'intelligence generale dell'Arabia Saudita, ha dichiarato ai diplomatici europei la volontà del Regno di ridimensionare la cooperazione con gli Stati Uniti per armare i ribelli siriani e lavorare invece con alleati come la Francia e la Giordania, nel tentativo di rovesciare il regime di Assad.
Il Segretario di Stato Usa, John Kerry, ha avuto un incontro a Parigi con il suo omologo saudita, il principe Saud al-Faisal , per calmare le tensioni che scuotono la lunga alleanza e ribadire i vantaggi della partecipazione dell’Arabia Saudita al Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite, che Riyad ha rifiutato .
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief, told European diplomats the kingdom will scale back its cooperation with the United States to arm Syrian rebels and work instead with allies such as France and Jordan in an effort to topple the Assad regime. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Paris with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud al-Faisal, to calm tensions in the long-standing alliance and advocated the advantages of membership in the UN Security Council, which Riyadh spurned after being elected to a seat last week .
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief, told European diplomats the kingdom will scale back its cooperation with the United States to arm Syrian rebels and work instead with allies such as France and Jordan in an effort to topple the Assad regime. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Paris with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud al-Faisal, to calm tensions in the long-standing alliance and advocated the advantages of membership in the UN Security Council, which Riyadh spurned after being elected to a seat last week .
