US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia Close to Agreement on Normalizing Relations: State Department Spokesman

“There are some details that we need to continue to work on, but we think we can reach an agreement on those details in a very short period of time,” Miller said.

He said, “There is still more work to be done on a different part of the agreement, which sets the path for the establishment of a Palestinian state, but we are discussing that closely with our counterparts in Saudi Arabia, just as we did with. the broader group of Arab countries that the Secretary (Blinken) met with,” he said. CNN report.

He continued, “All aspects of the grand agreement that the United States is working to broker with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Israel are interconnected, and neither will proceed without the other.”

A US State Department spokesman explained: “In the possible normalization agreement, which we are discussing with Saudi Arabia, there are several parts: the first part is a package of agreements between the United States and Saudi Arabia, the other part is customization. of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, and the other package paves the way for a two-state solution from Yes, the Palestinian people.

The Times of Israel website quoted Miller as saying, “These parts are all tied together. None of them can pass without the other.”

Miller said, “Even if an agreement is reached on the bilateral part of the deal, it will not move forward without other aspects such as a two-state solution,” adding, “We have been very clear, and Saudi Arabia has been very clear, that this is a comprehensive agreement that includes bilateral factors, and it also includes a path towards a two-state solution. .

When asked why the United States was putting so much effort into this initiative when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely reject it, Miller said that the United States believes that there is an approach regional integration to the benefit of Israel because it will provide greater security for the Jews. state, and isolating Iran in the region (…) and giving Israel partners to help rebuild Gaza. “Ultimately, the Israeli government must choose what is in the best interest of its people,” he said.

Earlier on Monday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Foreign Minister, said that bilateral agreements are expected to be concluded “soon” between the Kingdom and the United States, while responding to a question about talks between the two countries have a security agreement.

He said at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh: “Most of the work has already been done.

For his part, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at the same time: “I believe that the work that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States are doing together in terms of our agreements could be very close to be ready.”