Biden won’t leave a “vacuum" for China or Russia in the Middle East

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States would remain an active, engaged partner in the Middle East and urged leaders gathered at an Arab summit to see human rights as a powerful force of economic and social change.

Biden is seeking to start a new chapter in U.S. involvement in the Middle East, hoping to move past U.S. military conflicts and instead push for a region that respects individual nations' domestic affairs while seeking economic integration and shared defences amid concerns over Iran.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, addressing a U.S.-Arab summit, said that unified efforts were required to support the global economy and that unrealistic policies regarding energy sources would only lead to inflation.

The summit gathered Biden with leaders from six Gulf Arab states and Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. On Friday, Biden held bilateral talks with Saudi leaders in Jeddah.

U.S. officials have said Biden would discuss energy security with leaders of Gulf oil producers and hopes to see more action by OPEC+ to boost output, but there was unlikely to be any bilateral announcements from the talks.

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