Go to Media BankUS Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 20 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Saudi Arabia, which supported the decision of the OPEC + countries to reduce oil production, acted not as an ally of Washington. «In this situation, no … However we have a lot of common interests with Saudi Arabia,» Blinken said in an interview with ABC television, answering a question about whether Washington thinks that Riyadh «acted as an ally» by supporting the recent decision of the OPEC+ countries.
Not only the Saudis: the United States is losing another key country in the Islamic worldAccording to the head of American diplomacy, in a situation where the United States and other countries seek to restore economic growth, to reduce volumes of oil production «completely inappropriate time.» «They expressed concern about lower prices and could have made such a decision if the situation had developed in this direction. But there was no reason to make such a decision now,» the US Secretary of State emphasized. In early October, the countries participating in the OPEC + deal, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to reduce oil production by 2 million barrels per day from November, extending the deal until the end of 2023, which displeased the US administration, which demanded an increase in oil production. The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement stressing that the OPEC + decision was dictated solely economic considerations, it was accepted by all countries participating in the deal, the agency rejected US accusations of supporting Russia with such a decision at a time when Western countries seek to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources. .jpg» />»Powder keg» of the planet does not intend to explode
