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Posted: 2017-05-20T21:25:16Z | Updated: 2017-05-20T21:27:04Z

The king of Saudi Arabia told President Donald Trump on Saturday that hes optimistic about the U.S. leaders ability to broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians, according to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir.

At a press conference alongside Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Jubeir said Trump and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a very, very good and very wide-ranging conversation that covered United States-Saudi relations, common concerns about Iran and combating extremist groups, the Syrian civil war and the Saudi war in Yemen.

The king expressed the kingdoms optimism that President Trump, with a new approach and determination, can bring a conclusion to this long conflict, Jubeir said, referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He certainly has the vision and we believe the strength and the decisiveness, Jubeir continued. And the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stands prepared to work with the United States in order to bring about peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and Israelis and Arabs.

Trump has yet to clarify his plan to oversee peace between Israel and the Palestinians who have been living under Israeli occupation since 1967. As a candidate, he vowed to repair ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who clashed bitterly with former President Barack Obama over West Bank settlements and the Iran nuclear deal. Trump even pledged to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a move that previous administrations had said they would make only when Jerusalems status is resolved in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Trump has since effectively tabled that promise and hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House earlier this month. Speaking about the possibility of an accord during the visit, Trump said, We will get this done.