White House clarifies Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel 

We continue to plan for a trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

This would be an opportunity for the President to engage with leaders from across the Middle East region, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, told a briefing, Report informs.

Asking whether the purpose of the visit is oil production, the press secretary said: "To view engagement with Saudi Arabia and energy security as asking for oil is simply wrong."

"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," she said.