US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to eight Middle East capitals next week for talks on security expected to focus on Yemen, Syria and Iran, the State Department announced Friday (January 4th).
Pompeo leaves on January 8th on the eight-day trip to Amman, Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat and finally Kuwait City, AFP reported.
On his second stop in Cairo he will deliver a speech on the US "commitment to peace, prosperity, stability, and security in the Middle East", the State Department said.
A key stop will be in Riyadh, where Pompeo will seek an update on the investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, and hold discussions on other regional subjects, it added.
Washington is seeking to build a consensus on how to deal with Syria and its supporter Iran, and is also seeking a solution to the war in Yemen.
