2017 Riyadh summit
| Riyadh Summit 2017 | |
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| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Date | May 20, 2017 – May 21, 2017 |
| Motto | Together, We Prevail |
| Venue(s) |
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Riyadh King Abdulaziz International Conference Center |
| Cities |
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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| Participants | See below |
| Chair | King Salman of Saudi Arabia |
| Website | riyadhsummit2017.org |
The 2017 Riyadh summit (Arabic: قمة الرياض 2017) was a series of three summits held on 20-21 May 2017 on the occasion of the visit of United States President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, his first trip overseas. The summit included one bilateral meeting, between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and two multilateral meetings, one between the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the other with Arab and Muslim countries. Leaders and representatives of 55 Arab and Muslim countries were in attendance.
President Trump made his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia arriving at King Khalid International Airport on May 20, where he met with King Salman. Trump them traveled to the Murabba Palace, where the King awarded him the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud. Trump later visited the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. In the evening, Trump and the U.S. delegation took part in the traditional ardah sword dance.
On May 20th, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a US $350 billion dollar arms deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The arms deal was the largest in world history. The transaction included tanks, combat ships missile defence systems, as well as radar, communications and cybersecurity technology. The transfer was widely seen as a counterbalance against the influence of Iran in the region. The arms transfer was described by news outlets as a "significant" and "historic" expansion of United States relations with Saudi Arabia.
Trump met with GCC leaders the morning of the 21st.
King Salman and President Trump gave keynote addresses at the Arab Islamic American Summit. Trump called for Muslim leaders to "drive out" terrorism from their countries, and condemned Hamas and the Iranian government for their support of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Also speaking were President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait, King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, and Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia.
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