US President Joe Biden. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 3 US President Joe Biden decided to travel to Saudi Arabia in June, where he is scheduled to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud for the first time, the New York Times reported Thursday with citing sources. According to her, the basis for this decision was the desire of the owner of the White House to restore the previous level of relations with the kingdom and achieve a decrease in world oil prices in the face of Washington's attempts to «isolate Russia on the world stage» due to the events in Ukraine. As noted newspaper sources, the stop in Riyadh will be made as part of Biden's upcoming trip to Israel. The long-awaited visit of the 46th US president to Saudi Arabia is described by the newspaper as «a victory of realpolitik over moral considerations», given that Biden has promised in the past to turn the Middle Eastern kingdom into a «rogue state». The US administration has repeatedly said in recent months that it is looking for opportunities halt the record rise in fuel prices that has propelled inflation to 40-year highs. U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia have deteriorated since Biden came to power amid claims over the human rights situation and the military campaign in Yemen. in the US fell to a 1987 low
