US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Riyadh on Monday, marking the beginning of his new diplomatic mission aimed at promoting a much-needed Israel-Hamas ceasefire and bolstering humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second right, walk to a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (C) as they arrive for a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh
(L to R) Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah al-Yahya, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani pose for a group picture during a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh on April 29, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-US Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a panel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, centre, and other officials attend a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council and US to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia