DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said on Friday President Joe Biden’s speech reiterated US commitment to work with “friends and allies” to resolve conflicts. Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir told state TV Ekhbaria the Kingdom was looking forward to working with the US administration. “We look forward to working with our friends in the US to end conflicts and confront challenges, as we have for over seven decades," he added. He added: “Our countries have spilled blood in the liberation of Kuwait and in combating Al-Qaeda, including in Yemen, and Daesh in Syria. Biden said the war in Yemen “must end,” during his first foreign policy speech on Thursday since taking office. “At the same time, we’re going to continue to support and help Saudi Arabia defend its sovereignty and its territorial integrity and its people,” Biden said, adding that the Kingdom continues to be targeted with missile attacks. And he spoke of the need for the US to play a more active diplomatic role to bring an end to the conflict in Yemen.