ADVERTISINGThe summit, which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi capital, has generated numerous speculations after Trump’s statements, who referred to her as A “very important ad” During his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on May 6.
The content of said announcement, together with the agenda of the summit and the possible agreements, have become a central discussion theme between analysts and media. Expectations cover from Safety and Military Cooperation Agreements to important technological and artificial intelligence agreements.
The participation of all Gulf leaders in La Cumbre is expected, with the exception of Rey Salman bin Abdulazizwho due to health problems has not been present at public events or meetings for a considerable period.
Palestine recognition speculations
A diplomatic source of the Gulf requested Anonymity revealed to ‘The Media Line’ that “President Donald Trump will issue a statement about the state of Palestine and the American recognition of the same”adding that “there will be the establishment of a Palestinian state without the presence of Hamas.”
The same source, which could not be confirmed by ‘Euronews’, said that such an ad “It would be the most important statement that would change the balance of power in the Middle Eastand more countries would join Abraham’s agreements. “
However, Gulf former Gulf al-Ibrahim Diplomatic contradicts this theory pointing out that “I don’t hope it is about Palestine”. The analyst bases his argument on the absence of invitations for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan, “the two countries closest to Palestine”, whose presence would be crucial for an announcement of such magnitude.
Important economic agreements on the horizon
Both Al-Ibrahim and the Saudi political analyst Ahmed Boushouki agree that the summit will focus on important economic and investment agreements. Al-Ibrahim recalled the results of the 2017 Summit, when “the Saudi agreements exceeded 400,000 million dollars,” and mentioned that “the United Arab Emirates announced investments in the US for more than one billion dollars, and Saudi Arabia announced investments for more than 600,000 million.”
The agenda of President Trump, which includes subsequent visits United Arab Emirates and Qatartwo fundamental economies with important financial resources and investments in the United States, reinforces this hypothesis.
Most likely: nuclear cooperation for peaceful use
The United States openly supports Israel and this makes this recognition of the Palestinian state that other countries such as Spain be carried out.
Among the issues that could be addressed is the peaceful nuclear cooperation between the US and Saudi Arabia For electricity generation. Boushouki said that “Saudi Arabia has a program announced since 2010, which has been discussed several times before”, adding that “international companies are working to implement these projects in Saudi Arabia.”
Currently, it advances in the plans to build the First nuclear reactor of the Saudiwith several international companies competing for the design and construction of the reactor. Meanwhile, United Arab Emirates already has the Barakah reactor, becoming the only Arab country with a nuclear power plant with four reactors, developed in collaboration with a Korean company.
