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donald trump has arrived in saudi arabia, the start of his first foreign tour as president of the united states. we can go there now and talk to our international correspondent. after a very royal welcome at the riyadh international airport and the presentation of the highest civilian honour, down to business, and reports that deals have already been signed. memorandum is of understanding. another summit taking place at the same time, the saudi us chief executive officer summit. donald trump is putting his emphasis on the bilateral meeting, here is frank gardner with report on what has happened so far today. into the blazing heat of the saudi summer, and away from the political heat of washington, president trump and his wife emerged from air force one to a red carpet welcome. they were greeted by saudi arabia s king salman. the two leaders have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due ....
and exeter are through to rugby‘s premiership final after a last gap try sees them beat saracens. that s all in sportsday in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh. welcome to riyadh, the first day of president donald trump s first foreign visit is slowly evolving. he ll be soon going to a lavish dinner here, the guests of his saudi hosts who have given him a royal welcome. starting with the red carpet this morning at the international airport here in riyadh. and a day when he received many honours and signed many deals, a senior saudi official has said that already some deals worth a record $300 billion have been signed. in everything from engineering and technology, in the oil and gas sector, as well as an arms deal totalling 110 billion us dollars. that s a record sum in us saudi relations. there s much talk here of turning page. in other words, about a new partnership between the saudi kingdom a ....
donald trump has been welcomed in saudi arabia as he began his first trip abroad since becoming president. he signed deals worth hundreds of billions let s go live now to riyadh and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. you join us today in the middle of a sandstorm in saudi arabia, you can see the winds are blowing across our rooftop position here here in riyadh. it s coming to the end of donald trump s first day on his first foreign visit, and in his first foreign visit, and in his first comment about the visit to the media here, he described the visit as tremendous. and in almost the same breath, he explained why. jobs, jobs, jobs. $350 billion worth of deals between us companies and saudi arabia, including a record arms deal. this is from our north american correspondent will stop. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing compared to the political hothouse he s left behind in washington. he ....
for dinner with a group of voters. that s nick s election takeaways in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, donald trump has been welcomed in saudi arabia as he began his first trip abroad since becoming president. he signed deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars with the saudis. riyadh is his first stop on a nine dayjourney around the middle east and europe. it s a trip his aides hope will divert attention from his political problems back in washington. our north america editor, jon sopel, is travelling with the president and sent this report. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing compared to the political hothouse he s left behind in washington. he s hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81 year old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye coul ....
president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have signed a defence deal worth $350 billion. the white house called it the biggest single arms deal in us history. in a news conference earlier, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the deal would make the partnership stronger between the two nations, and sends a strong message to their common enemies. this growing partnership is really grounded in trust. trust between our two nations that we are pursuing the same objectives. co operation and a shared interest. the elements of this declaration that was signed today, the joint strategic vision, there are many elements. there is a lot of work now to implement those elements and put them into motion. that is going to require significant ongoing engagement and dialogue between our two nations, so i think you will find we will be meeting with a great deal of regularity to review how these things are progressing, and that is only going to serve to further strengthen ....