A Look Inside Obama's Saudi Arabia Visit

President Barack Obama started a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz for diplomatic talks. Photos show the president landing in Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh amid tight security. The president last visited the region in January 2015. See more photos from his visit below.

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Obama walks toward Marine One upon his arrival at King Khalid International Airport for a summit meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Obama walks with Saudi King Salman at Erga Palace upon arriving for a summit meeting in Riyadh.

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A guard ushers away photographers as Obama meets with King Salman at Erga Palace upon his arrival for a summit meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Obama speaks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, left, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, during the US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. Obama met Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia to push for an intensified campaign against the Islamic State group, despite strains in Gulf ties with Washington.

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Obama takes part in a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh.

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Left to right: Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, crown prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain; Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Oman Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said; Obama; King Salman of Saudi Arabia; King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa; Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan; Saudi Interior Minister Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani pose for a photo during U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh.

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'US, Gulf to work together to deal with low oil prices' Obama said after a meeting in the Saudi capital with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.

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US President Barack Obama waves as he boards a plane at King Khalid International Airport following a US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh.

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