US concerned about the threat to Saudi Arabia to sell the US assets of $ 750 billion – TASS

WASHINGTON, April 18. / Corr. Ivan Lebedev TASS /. The Obama administration is seriously concerned about threats to Saudi Arabia to sell US assets worth $ 750 billion and hope that it will refrain from actions that undermine the global financial system. This was stated by the press secretary of the White House Joshua Ernest, commenting on the message broadcaster CNN, learned that such threats made during a recent visit to the US Foreign Minister of the Kingdom Adel al-Dzhubeyr.

“We are seriously those concerned – Ernest admitted -. We urge Saudi Arabia to support the global financial system. ” A spokesman for the White House expressed confidence in the fact that Riyadh, as Washington is aware of the importance of this problem.

On Friday, CNN reported that Saudi Arabia has threatened the United States to sell US assets worth $ 750 billion. Riyadh seeks to US President did not permit the approval of the bill by Congress authorizing apply in American courts lawsuits against the Saudi government on charges of involvement in the terrorist attacks September 11, 2001.

As explained by the broadcaster, a draft bill in Congress in the case of approval will allow to arrest the bank accounts and other assets of Saudi Arabia to the US territory. Therefore Riyadh in case of a real threat to simply sell off these assets, which include US Treasury securities.

According to US media, the emergence of a controversial bill in Congress due to the fact that US President Barack Obama for two coming months plans to declassify 28 pages of the report on the investigation into the terrorist attacks September 11, 2001. The documents may contain information about the connection terrorist group “Al Qaeda” (banned in Russia) with Saudi Arabia, said the TV channel Fox News.

At the same time, Ernest said that Obama would veto the bill, Saudi authorities providing prosecution in US courts. On Tuesday, he goes on a visit to Riyadh, where he will meet with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Will raised at the talks, all these issues proess the White House does not know yet.

Ernest also said that he could not say whether Obama intends to discuss with the Saudi monarch in oil prices. According to him, the US administration is “closely monitoring the fluctuations of prices on the world oil markets,” because it is important for the US economy, but does not comment on the decision of individual countries on the production of raw materials. In this regard, a spokesman for the White House refrained from statements regarding the outcome of the meeting of oil-producing countries in Doha, which was unable to take a decision on the level of oil production frozen.