On the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi on 9-10/9/2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed among the governments of India, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, the EU, the UAE, France, Germany, and Italy to establish the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
The Biden administration is said to be trying to associate it with the Saudi-Israeli normalization of ties, as the IMEC culminates at Port Haifa in Israel.
Tactical Report highlights this matter, including:
- MBS’ stance on the IMEC vis-a-vis normalizing ties with Israel
- His position on addressing the Saudi-Israeli normalization of ties at the G20 summit
- Biden’s attempts to capitalize on the IMEC to push normalization efforts
The report also mentions what Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan said about normalizing ties with Israel.