Historic Agreements Signed at Saudi-US Summit

COLOMBO (News 1st); U.S. President Donald Trump and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,, signed a strategic economic partnership agreement in Riyadh during Trump's regional visit.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the summit focused on reviewing bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the US, enhancing the strategic partnership between the two nations, and discussing regional and international developments.

The Crown Prince and President Trump signed the Strategic Economic Partnership between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the United States of America.

They also witnessed the exchange and announcement of several bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding, including:

- A memorandum of understanding for energy cooperation between the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Department of Energy, exchanged by Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.

- A memorandum of intent for the modernization and development of the capabilities of the Saudi Armed Forces through future defense capabilities between the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Department of Defense, exchanged by Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Announced also were the following:

- A memorandum of cooperation in the field of mining and mineral resources between the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Department of Energy.

- A letter of intent to complete work and enhance joint cooperation on ammunition, training, support services, maintenance, systems modernization, spare parts, and education for the Ministry of the National Guard's land and air systems.

- A memorandum of understanding between the International Partnership Program of the Ministry of Interior and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US Department of Justice.

- A letter of intent between the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Department of Defense regarding the development of the health capabilities of the Saudi Armed Forces.

- A memorandum of understanding for judicial cooperation between the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Department of Justice.

- An executive agreement between the Saudi Space Agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America for cooperation on the Space Weather CubeSat on the Artemis II Mission.

- A Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement.

- A Protocol of Amendment to the Saudi Arabia-U.S. Air Transport Agreement.

- A memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Saudi National Institute of Health Research and the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the field of medical research on infectious diseases.

- A collaboration agreement between the Royal Commission for AlUla and the Smithsonian Institute through its National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

- A ‏collaboration agreement between the Royal Commission for AlUla and the Smithsonian Institute through its National Museum of Asian Art.