“The commitments from the Saudis don’t relate to anything having to do with energy. It happens to be a larger meeting taking place in Saudi Arabia. That’s the reason I’m going. And it has to do with national security for them — for Israelis,” Biden told reporters before boarding Air Force One.
“I have a program — anyway. It has to do with much larger issues than having to do with the energy piece,” he added.
It was not clear what Biden was referring to regarding Israeli’s national security.
The White House has yet to finalize dates for the Mideast tour, which was originally expected to take place in late June but was delayed to July due to what a US official said were scheduling issues. READ MORE
