Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the White House on November 18 for an official working meeting with United States President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday.

The visit is expected to focus on expanding the Abraham Accords and strengthening defence cooperation between the two nations. Trump has been pressing Saudi Arabia to join the accords, which were initiated during his 2020 presidency and led to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco normalising ties with Israel.

So far, Riyadh has been reluctant to formally join the pact, citing the lack of progress on Palestinian statehood. However, Trump told CBS' 60 Minutes in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he...