White House: Jake Sullivan’s plan to visit Saudi Arabia postponed due to ‘cracked rib’
Jake Sullivan
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan's plan to visit Saudi Arabia this week has been postponed as he is recovering from a "cracked rib". White House said on Wednesday (Apr 3) that the health issue has affected his ability to travel.
Sullivan was due to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discuss a potential mega-deal. America is also hoping to normalise the relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Reports have mentioned that Saudi Arabia wants to clinch a mutual defence pact with Washington and get USsupport for its civil nuclear programmeas part of a deal.
White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the injury "has affected his ability to travel". He added that "this was a minor accident of his own. It was not caused by anybody. It was not the result of a nefarious act."
Kirby said Sullivan looks forward to rescheduling the trip, however, the date hasn't been set yet.
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Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, calls have been made to open diplomatic channels and resume talks to stop war. The talks to de-escalate tension in the West Asia region had been put on ice in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 attack by Palestinian Hamas fighters on southern Israel. The attack led to Israel's subsequent assault on Hamas-ruled Gaza. But conversations have resumed in recent months.
Earlier on Marcg 21, USSecretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US and Saudi Arabia had made "good progress" in talks on normalising ties between the kingdom and Israel, without providing a timeline for concluding a deal.
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Sullivan's visit to India
Sullivan is expected to travel to Delhi the week after next where he will hold key talks with his Indian counterpart, NSA Ajit Doval.
It is expected that the main agenda for Sullivan's visit revolves around the review of the Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) initiative, with a focus on ongoing efforts to bolster strategic technology partnerships and defence industrial cooperation between the United States and India.
Sullivan is likely to be in Delhi around April 18.
(With inputs from agencies)