WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th October, 2020) The United States will build a new sprawling embassy complex in the Saudi capital of Riyadh that together with two other US consulates in the kingdom will cost nearly $1 billion, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced during a joint press availability with his Saudi counterpart at the State Department on Wednesday.
"The United States is preparing to acquire a 26-acre site for a new US embassy in Riyadh," Pompeo said. "This project along with recent opening of a new consulate in Jeddah and the ongoing construction of a new consulate in Dharan represents a US investment of over $1billion."
Pompeo made the remarks as he welcomed Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to the State Department for wide-ranging talks.
The talks come within the framework of the inaugural US-Saudi Strategic Dialogue, which will focus on regional security, economic development and other matters of mutual concern, according to the State Department.
