Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet with GCC leaders and visited separately with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir in a bid to bolster U.S.-Saudi ties and work toward a cease-fire in Yemen, according to reports.
Kerry also met with Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the Saudi capital.
Honored to meet with @KingSalman again in #Riyadh as we underscored strong and important US-Saudi relationship. pic.twitter.com/lfAuZQuHA5
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) May 7, 2015
Secretary Kerry and Adel Al-Jubeir announced a 5-day ceasefire in Yemen in order to deliver humanitarian dialogue and facilitate talks at ending the conflict.
