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Pompeo calls on Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also raised human rights concerns during a meeting with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, listens to Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during their meeting at the State Department, October 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on October 14, 2020 encouraged Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, in what would be a massive boost for the Jewish state amid normalization by two other Gulf Arab kingdoms. (Photo by Manuel Balce CENETA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANUEL BALCE CENETA/POOL/AFP via Getty Image
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, listens to Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during their meeting at the State Department, Oct. 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. — MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AFP via Getty Images

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing ties with Israel, he told the press on Wednesday following a meeting with the Saudi foreign minister as part of the inaugural US-Saudi strategic dialogue in Washington.  

During joint remarks with Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Pompeo said the US-brokered Abraham Accords “reflect a changing dynamic in the region.”

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