New York, Dhu-AlHijjah 17, 1437, Sep 18, 2016, SPA -- Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have solid strategic ties built since more than 85 years on the principle of mutual respect and bilateral cooperation in all areas to meet the interests of both countries and peoples. The date of the relations between Saudi Arabia and America go back to 1931, when it began with the promise of oil production in a commercial quantity. King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud gave the right to explore for oil, to an American company, which was followed by the signing of the cooperation between the two countries in 1933, which supported the economic side, which has become a global economic force, to this day. Recently, in the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on 27 January 2015, President Barack Obama, accompanied by high-level delegation visited the Kingdom, to offer condolences on the death of late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and held during the visit talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and the latest developments in the region, while another of President Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia took place on 13 of Rajab of the Year 1437 AH, corresponding to April 20, 2016, where he met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as he attended the summit between the leaders of the Gulf cooperation Council (GCC) and the President On 19 Dhul 1436 H corresponding to September 03 2015, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in the city of Washington, in the United States, on an official visit, at the invitation of President Barack Obama President of the United States. At his residence, in Washington, the Saudi Monarch received US Secretary of State John Kerry In a November 20, 1436 H, corresponding to 04 September 2015, King Salman met with of President Barack Obama President of the United States, at the White House. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and held a session of talks with the president, during which they reviewed the strong relations between the two countries. On the same day the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his residence, in Washington, former US Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, separately and respectively. -- SPA 00:53 LOCAL TIME 21:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w