The White House said in a statement today that US President Donald Trump met with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz at the White House yesterday. The two sides reviewed the progress in strengthening the Saudi-US bilateral relations since their last meeting. "The leaders also discussed joint efforts to finalize trade deals between the two countries that would create more than 120,000 US jobs and the US contribution to the success of the economic reform agenda in Saudi Arabia," the statement said. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman thanked President Trump for the outstanding leadership of the United States in defeating and confronting the destructive Iranian actions throughout the Middle East." "President Trump and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also discussed the threat posed by the Houthis to the region with the help of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards, and discussed further steps to address the humanitarian situation and agreed that the political solution to the conflict is ultimately necessary to meet the needs of the Yemeni people," the statement said. President Trump told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he was looking forward to the visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the United States later this year. --SPA 00:06 LOCAL TIME 21:06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w647844