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United States President Barack Obama will hold talk with leaders in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries about agreements on counter-terrorism and bolstering ballistic missile defence systems next week.
A White House official said, Mr Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia with his Defence Chief Ashton Carter to meet with King Salman on Wednesday and then attend a summit with other leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday. The US President plans to discuss the fight against Islamic State terror group, the Saudi-led conflict in Yemen, and Iran and regional stability issues.
He also wants to hear about ideas from King Salman and other leaders for dealing with economic issues, given the sharp drop in oil prices. The White House said, Mr Obama will, then, travel to London to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron and to Hanover for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, where IS and counter-terrorism cooperation also will be on the agenda.