The Saudis put on a diplomatic charm offensive in the EU capital this week designed to highlight looming changes in the ultra-conservative Gulf Kingdom.
The man who delivered the message was the foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, a member of the younger, Western-educated generation of Saudi Arabian leaders that have taken seats in King Salman’s new cabinet.
In his appearances in Brussels, al-Jubeir pushed the kingdom’s commitment to diversify away from oil and welcome foreign investment. He courted EU diplomats and extended an olive branch to Russia, even as he expressed the more familiar Saudi disdain for Iran.
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Source: European Voice
