The American Minister of Defense, Beit Higseth – on Monday, had telephone interviews with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid Bin Salman, and discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of defense and developments in the regional situation.
The Pentagon said in a statement that the defense ministers had exchanged opinions on regional security, including American operations, to undermine the capacities of Houthis and maintain freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
For his part, the Saudi Defense Minister declared in an article on the “X” platform, this communication examined Saudi-American relations and the prospects for cooperation in the field of defense.
I examined in a telephone conversation with the American Minister of Defense Beit Higseth, Saudi-American relations, the prospects for cooperation in the field of defense, and I discussed developments in the regional situation and the efforts made about it, and the vision of our two friendly countries to support the security and stability of the region and the world, and discussed the common problems.
– Khalid Bin Salman Khalid Bin Salman (@kbsalsaud) April 7, 2025
The two parties also discussed developments in regional conditions and the efforts that have made it, and the vision of the two countries to support the security and stability of the region and the world, and problems of common concern.
Last February, the Saudi Defense Minister met his American counterpart during a visit to Washington which discussed the means of developing cooperation in the military and defensive field.