The Saudi Crown Prince expressed interest in significant investments in the United States during a phone conversation with Trump.

The Saudi Crown Prince expressed interest in significant investments in the United States during a phone conversation with Trump.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman..  File photo:AFP.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Donald Trump on his re-election as U.S. President via telephone.

It was reported by the Saudi administration that on Thursday, a telephone conversation took place between Trump and Mohammed bin Salman.

During the conversation, Mohammed bin Salman informed Trump that in the future, Saudi Arabia’s investments in the U.S. would significantly increase. He also highlighted the development of trade relations between the two countries.

A statement from Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned that, on behalf of King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had sent a congratulatory message to Donald Trump for being re-elected as U.S. President.

Crown Prince Mohammed stated that during Trump's upcoming four years in office, Saudi Arabia plans to invest 600 billion dollars in the United States.

Looking at history, it is clear that Saudi Arabia has been a close ally of the United States for a long time. During his first term as president, Trump described Saudi Arabia as a key energy and security partner for the U.S.

After becoming president, Trump made his first overseas trip to Saudi Arabia in 2017, where the Saudi government gave him a warm welcome. During that visit, Trump’s dance with a sword became particularly famous.

In 2019, an attack took place in Saudi Arabia, which the Saudi government blamed on Iran. After the attack, Saudi Arabia's crude oil production was halved. Crown Prince Mohammed accused Trump of failing to respond appropriately to the incident, which caused a slight cooling of relations between Washington and Riyadh.

However, despite the tensions with the Trump administration, his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s equity firm received a 2 billion dollar investment from Saudi Arabia.

During the U.S. presidential campaign, outgoing President Joe Biden strongly criticized Saudi Arabia over human rights violations, particularly condemning the involvement of the Saudi government in the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.