Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘To View Engagement with Saudi Arabia on Energy Security as Asking for Oil Is Simply Wrong’

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JEAN-PIERRE: “I’m just saying that there’s nothing to preview for you at this time. But I will say this: You know, to view engagement with Saudi Arabia on energy security as asking for oil is simply wrong and a misunderstanding of both the complexity of that issue and our multifaceted discussions with the Saudis. That said, Saudi Arabia is the chair, as you know, of OPEC Plus and its largest exporter. Of course, we discuss energy with the Saudi government, as we do with oil producers around the world. And we welcome its leadership in achieving a consensus amongst the group members last week.”