U.S. reviewing ‘response options’ on Saudi relations after OPEC+ cuts, Blinken says
2022.10.06 20:56
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© Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Lima, Peru on October 6, 2022. Cris BOURONCLE/Pool via REUTERS
LIMA (Reuters) – The United States is “reviewing a number of response options” with regard to its relationship with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and other OPEC+ nations agreed this week to large cuts in oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
“As for the relationship (with Riyadh) going forward, we’re reviewing a number of response options. We’re consulting closely with Congress,” Blinken said at a news conference in Lima alongside his Peruvian counterpart.
Blinken did not specify what steps Washington was considering. President Joe Biden’s administration has been mulling a response after the OPEC+ oil producers, which include Russia, agreed on Wednesday to slash production.
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