Washington, Ramadan 09, 1437, June 14, 2016, SPA -- Political Researcher at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington Fahad Nazer stressed the importance of the current visit to USA by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, in light of current developments in the Middle East region. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency on this occasion, Nazer highlighted the strong relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, noting that the United States deals with the kingdom as an important strategic ally in the Middle East and the US leaders are interested in consultation with the Saudi leaders about the region's issues and the Arabian Gulf region's issues in particular. He pointed out that the United States considers the Kingdom as one of its strongest strategic allies in the fight against terrorism and appreciates the Kingdom's political positions and its international efforts against terrorist organization in the region and the world. --SPA 03:23 LOCAL TIME 00:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w