The two officials also discussed Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Netanyahu has set normalization with Saudi Arabia as one of his two main foreign policy goals. But Israeli officials admit that it won't be possible if relations between Riyadh and Washington remain tense.U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia deteriorated last October after the Saudis reached an agreement with Russia at the OPEC+ group of oil producers to dramatically cut oil production.
The Prime Minister’s Office said Netanyahu expressed his gratitude for Biden's commitment to ensure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons. to issue a legal opinion on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, "are an attack on Israel and oblige us to respond," the Prime Minister’s Office said.“You come at a special time because we have acute challenges to our security and vast opportunities for peace. I am convinced that by working together, we can both meet the challenges and realize the opportunities," Netanyahu told Sullivan at the top of their meeting, which lasted for more than two hours.
“The counterparts focused in particular on the climate crisis and welcomed the UAE's leadership in hosting COP28 later this year. They agreed to stay in regular contact over the coming weeks and months to work on expanding participation to new partners and to coordinate on shared interests and challenges," the statement said.
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