Saudi king congratulates Trump on his U.S. election victory-agency

11 November 2016 English
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Riyadh November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, a key Arab ally of the United States, congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential election victory, state news agency SPA said on Wednesday.

The agency said that King Salman wished Trump success in “achieving security and stability in the Middle East and the wider world”.

Gulf oil exporters Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, which along with Saudi Arabia are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, have also sent congratulatory messages to Trump on his election victory.

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