(Washington Composite Electric) US officials revealed that US President Biden and India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE leaders hope to announce a major joint infrastructure project during the holding of the G20 Summit of the 20th Group (G20) Summit.The system connects the Persian Gulf Arab country and connects India through the port channel of the Middle East.
U.S. officials participating in the project discussion on Thursday (September 7) said that the initiative has been discussed for several months and is still in the consultation. It is expected to be one of the key achievements that Biden hopes to achieve at the G20 summit.
Reuters reports that this initiative is one of the projects that the US government has vigorously promoted in the Middle East to respond to China's increasing influence in the Middle East.The Middle East is China "Belt and Road" .Biden hopes to sell Washington to another partner and investor in developing countries at the G20 summit, especially in the Indo -Pacific region.
The two -day G20 summit opened on Saturday (9th) in New Delhi, India.Based on the Bayeng schedule announced earlier, Biden will participate in the "Global Infrastructure and Investment Partnership" event held on the same day.If the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE complete negotiations on the above -mentioned initiatives in the past two days, the leaders of the four countries will sign a memorandum of understanding to list the scope of this project.Sources revealed that if Saudi Arabia is normalized in the future, Israel may also join the railway system connecting the Persian Gulf countries.
Sources said that the above initiative was proposed at the I2U2 forum and has been discussed for 18 months.The I2U2 Forum was established at the end of 2021. The countries participating in the participating countries include the United States, Israel, the UAE, and India. It aims to discuss the Middle East strategic infrastructure project to counter China's influence in the region.Israel proposed at the I2U2 meeting last year to connect the Middle East through the railway, and one of the ideas was to use India's professional knowledge in such large infrastructure projects.The Biden government later pulled Saudi Arabia into the project.
